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A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: symptom
Narrower terms: the shits, the trots, Montezuma's revenge
History
Etymology
From Middle English diaria, from Middle French diarrie (French diarrhée), from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia, “through-flowing”), from διά (diá, “through”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”). By surface analysis, dia- + -rrhea. Spelling later altered to resemble the word's Latin and Greek roots. Displaced native Old English ūtsiht (literally “straining out”).
Across languages
Translations
257 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
diarree
— medical condition
Afrikaans:
lopende maag
— medical condition
Afrikaans:
maagwerk
— medical condition
Albanian:
purth
— medical condition
Albanian:
bark
— medical condition
Albanian:
diare
— medical condition
Albanian:
spirë
— medical condition
Gheg Albanian:
shkul
— medical condition
Southern Altai:
чычкак
(čïčkak)
— medical condition
Arabic:
إِسْهَال
(ʔishāl)
— medical condition
Arabic:
اسهال
(ishāl)
— medical condition
Arabic:
إسهال
(ʔishāl)
— medical condition
Armenian:
լուծ
(luc)
— medical condition
Assamese:
হাগনি
(hagoni)
— medical condition
Australian Kriol:
daiyariya
— medical condition
Azerbaijani:
ishal
— medical condition
Azerbaijani:
diarreya
— medical condition
Bashkir:
эс китеү
(es kitew)
— medical condition
Belarusian:
ля́кса
(ljáksa)
— medical condition
Belarusian:
мыт
(myt)
— medical condition
Belarusian:
пано́с
(panós)
— medical condition
Belarusian:
дрыста́чка
(drystáčka)
— medical condition
Belarusian:
сра́чка
(sráčka)
— medical condition
Belarusian:
дыярэ́я
(dyjaréja)
— medical condition
Bengali:
উদরাময়
(udramoẏ)
— medical condition
Bulgarian:
диа́рия
(diárija)
— medical condition
Burmese:
ဝမ်းကျ
(wam:kya.)
— medical condition
Catalan:
cagarrines
— medical condition
Catalan:
diarrea
— medical condition
Chinese Cantonese:
肚屙
(tou5 o1)
— medical condition
Chinese Mandarin:
腹瀉 /腹泻
(fùxiè)
— medical condition
Chinese Mandarin:
下痢
(xiàlì)
— medical condition
Chinese Mandarin:
拉肚子
(lādùzi)
— medical condition
Czech:
průjem
— medical condition
Czech:
sračka
— medical condition
Czech:
běhavka
— medical condition
Danish:
diare
— medical condition
Danish:
diaré
— medical condition
Danish:
diarre
— medical condition
Danish:
diarré
— medical condition
Dutch:
diarree
— medical condition
Esperanto:
lakso
— medical condition
Esperanto:
diareo
— medical condition
Estonian:
kõhulahtisus
— medical condition
Faroese:
lívsýki
— medical condition
Faroese:
búklop
— medical condition
Faroese:
skitja
— medical condition
Faroese:
skræpusótt
— medical condition
Faroese:
myrra
— medical condition
Faroese:
gorlop
— medical condition
Finnish:
ripuli
— medical condition
French:
diarrhée
— medical condition
French:
foire
— medical condition
Galician:
diarrea
— medical condition
Galician:
cagarría
— medical condition
Galician:
foira
— medical condition
Galician:
descomposición
— medical condition
Gallo:
deripette
— medical condition
Georgian:
დიარეა
(diarea)
— medical condition
Georgian:
კუჭაშლილობა
(ḳuč̣ašliloba)
— medical condition
Georgian:
ფაღარათი
(paɣarati)
— medical condition
Georgian:
ტრაწი
(ṭrac̣i)
— medical condition
German:
Durchfall
— medical condition
German:
Dünnschiss
— medical condition
German:
Diarrhö
— medical condition
German:
Diarrhoe
— medical condition
Greek:
διάρροια
(diárroia)
— medical condition
Greek:
ευκοιλιότητα
(efkoiliótita)
— medical condition
Ancient Greek:
διάρροια
(diárrhoia)
— medical condition
Gujarati:
અતિસાર
(atisār)
— medical condition
Haitian Creole:
vant mennen
— medical condition
Hebrew:
שִׁלְשׁוּל
(shilshúl)
— medical condition
Hiligaynon:
luput
— medical condition
Hiligaynon:
bala-od
— medical condition
Hindi:
अतिसार
(atisār)
— medical condition
Hindi:
दस्त
(dast)
— medical condition
Hindi:
डायरिया
(ḍāyriyā)
— medical condition
Hungarian:
hasmenés
— medical condition
Icelandic:
niðurgangur
— medical condition
Icelandic:
ræpa
— medical condition
Icelandic:
drulla
— medical condition
Ido:
diareo
— medical condition
Indonesian:
diare
— medical condition
Indonesian:
mencret
— medical condition
Indonesian:
menceret
— medical condition
Ingrian:
syäntauti
— medical condition
Irish:
buinneach
— medical condition
Irish:
scaoing
— medical condition
Irish:
scuaid
— medical condition
Old Irish:
búar
— medical condition
Old Irish:
buinne
— medical condition
Old Irish:
buinnech
— medical condition
Old Irish:
díarria
— medical condition
Old Irish:
lir
— medical condition
Italian:
diarrea
— medical condition
Japanese:
下痢
(geri)
— medical condition
Jarai:
čroh
— medical condition
Kannada:
ಅತಿಸಾರ
(atisāra)
— medical condition
Kashubian:
drzësta
— medical condition
Kashubian:
biegùnka
— medical condition
Kashubian:
biegawica
— medical condition
Kashubian:
drzistówka
— medical condition
Kazakh:
тышқақ
(tyşqaq)
— medical condition
Kazakh:
іш өту
(ış ötu)
— medical condition
Kazakh:
сатқақ
(satqaq)
— medical condition
Khmer:
អាមាតិសារ
(ʼaamaatesaa)
— medical condition
Korean:
설사
(seolsa)
— medical condition
Central Kurdish:
زگ چوون
(zig çûn)
— medical condition
Northern Kurdish:
zikçûn
— medical condition
Northern Kurdish:
îshal
— medical condition
Kyrgyz:
ич өтүү
(ic ötüü)
— medical condition
Ladino:
shushulera
— medical condition
Ladino:
kagalera
— medical condition
Ladino:
diarea
— medical condition
Ladino:
salida
— medical condition
Lao:
ຖອກທ້ອງ
(thǭk thǭng)
— medical condition
Latin:
foria
— medical condition
Latin:
alvī prōfluvium
— medical condition
Latvian:
caureja
— medical condition
Lithuanian:
viduriavimas
— medical condition
Macedonian:
пролив
(proliv)
— medical condition
Malay:
cirit-birit
— medical condition
Malay:
diarea
— medical condition
Malayalam:
അതിസാരം
(atisāraṁ)
— medical condition
Malayalam:
വയറിളക്കം
(vayaṟiḷakkaṁ)
— medical condition
Maltese:
dijarea
— medical condition
Marathi:
अतिसार
(atisār)
— medical condition
Mongolian:
суулгалт
(suulgalt)
— medical condition
Khiamniungan Naga:
thāikìohshì
— medical condition
Nahuatl:
amintli
— medical condition
Nama:
ǃnāb
— medical condition
Nama:
xausenǃnāb
— medical condition
Norman:
diarrhée
— medical condition
Norwegian:
diaré
— medical condition
Nǀuu:
nǃaasi
— medical condition
Occitan:
diarrèa
— medical condition
Old English:
ūtsiht
— medical condition
Pashto:
اسهال
(eshãl)
— medical condition
Pashto:
دست
(dast)
— medical condition
Pashto:
حيضه
(hizā)
— medical condition
Persian:
اسهال
(eshâl)
— medical condition
Persian:
شکمروش
(šekam-raveš)
— medical condition
Picard:
squitte
— medical condition
Polish:
biegunka
— medical condition
Polish:
sraczka
— medical condition
Polish:
rozwolnienie
— medical condition
Portuguese:
diarreia
— medical condition
Portuguese:
caganeira
— medical condition
Punjabi:
ਦਸਤ
(dasat)
— medical condition
Quechua:
q'icha
— medical condition
Quechua:
diyarriya
— medical condition
Romanian:
diaree
— medical condition
Romanian:
urdinare
— medical condition
Romansh:
fuira
— medical condition
Romansh:
fuera
— medical condition
Romansh:
foira
— medical condition
Romansh:
sfuira
— medical condition
Romansh:
sfuoira
— medical condition
Romansh:
diarrea
— medical condition
Romansh:
diarea
— medical condition
Romansh:
burga
— medical condition
Romansh:
purgia
— medical condition
Romansh:
sfurata
— medical condition
Romansh:
sbierla
— medical condition
Russian:
поно́с
(ponós)
— medical condition
Russian:
диаре́я
(diaréja)
— medical condition
Russian:
сра́чка
(sráčka)
— medical condition
Scottish Gaelic:
cac-shiubhal
— medical condition
Scottish Gaelic:
a' bhuineach
— medical condition
Scottish Gaelic:
spùt
— medical condition
Serbo-Croatian:
дијареја
— medical condition
Serbo-Croatian:
пролив
— medical condition
Serbo-Croatian:
прољев
— medical condition
Serbo-Croatian:
dijareja
— medical condition
Serbo-Croatian:
proliv
— medical condition
Serbo-Croatian:
proljev
— medical condition
Sicilian:
cacareḍḍu
— medical condition
Sicilian:
diarrìa
— medical condition
Sicilian:
sciota
— medical condition
Slovak:
hnačka
— medical condition
Slovak:
sračka
— medical condition
Slovene:
driska
— medical condition
Spanish:
diarrea
— medical condition
Spanish:
colitis
— medical condition
Spanish:
cagadera
— medical condition
Spanish:
churria
— medical condition
Spanish:
currutaca
— medical condition
Spanish:
churretera
— medical condition
Spanish:
quicha
— medical condition
Spanish:
pringapié
— medical condition
Swahili:
harisha
— medical condition
Swedish:
diarré
— medical condition
Tagalog:
bululos
— medical condition
Tagalog:
pagtatae
— medical condition
Tagalog:
talasok
— medical condition
Tamil:
வயிற்றுப்போக்கு
(vayiṟṟuppōkku)
— medical condition
Tamil:
பேதி
(pēti)
— medical condition
Tatar:
эч китү
(eç kitü)
— medical condition
Telugu:
అతిసారం
(atisāraṁ)
— medical condition
Thai:
ท้องเสีย
(tɔ́ɔng-sǐia)
— medical condition
Thai:
ท้องร่วง
(tɔ́ɔng-rûuang)
— medical condition
Thai:
ท้องเดิน
(tɔ́ɔng-dəən)
— medical condition
Tibetan:
བཤལ་ནད
(bshal nad)
— medical condition
Tok Pisin:
dairia
— medical condition
Tok Pisin:
pekpek wara
— medical condition
Turkish:
ishal
— medical condition
Ottoman Turkish:
لینت
(linet)
— medical condition
Ukrainian:
проно́с
(pronós)
— medical condition
Ukrainian:
різа́чка
(rizáčka)
— medical condition
Ukrainian:
бігу́нка
(bihúnka)
— medical condition
Ukrainian:
сра́чка
(sráčka)
— medical condition
Ukrainian:
діаре́я
(diaréja)
— medical condition
Urdu:
اسہال
(ishāl)
— medical condition
Urdu:
دست
(dast)
— medical condition
Uyghur:
ئىچ سۈرۈش
(ich sürüsh)
— medical condition
Uzbek:
ich ketish
— medical condition
Uzbek:
ichburugʻ
— medical condition
Vietnamese:
tiêu chảy
— medical condition
Vietnamese:
ỉa chảy
— medical condition
Walloon:
schite
— medical condition
Welsh:
dolur rhydd
— medical condition
Chinese Mandarin:
稀屎
(xīshǐ)
— watery excrement
Danish:
tyndskid
— watery excrement
Finnish:
ripuliuloste
— watery excrement
Finnish:
ripulipaska
— watery excrement
French:
chiasse
— watery excrement
French:
diarrhée
— watery excrement
Galician:
cisca
— watery excrement
Galician:
cagarría
— watery excrement
Galician:
furrica
— watery excrement
Galician:
foira
— watery excrement
Greek:
διάρροια
(diárroia)
— watery excrement
Ancient Greek:
διάρροια
(diárrhoia)
— watery excrement