DIARRHEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diarrhea mean? 

• DIARRHEA (noun)
  The noun DIARRHEA has 1 sense:

1. frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

  Familiarity information: DIARRHEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIARRHEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

diarrhea; diarrhoea; looseness; looseness of the bowels

Hypernyms ("diarrhea" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "diarrhea"):

the shits; the trots (obscene terms for diarrhea)

Montezuma's revenge (diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America)

Holonyms ("diarrhea" is a part of...):

dysentery (an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea)

Derivation:

diarrheal; diarrhetic (of or relating to diarrhea)

 Context examples 

C. jejuni is the most common pathogen in the United States causing bacterial diarrhea and gastroenteritis and is also linked to Guillain Barre syndrome.

(Campylobacter jejuni, NCI Thesaurus)

This may result in a reduction in peripheral serotonin (5-HT) production and improvement of serotonin-mediated gastrointestinal adverse side effects, such as severe diarrhea.

(Carbon C 14 Telotristat Etiprate, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, carboprost's action on vascular smooth muscle and gastrointestinal tract sphincters leads to raised blood pressure and induces vomiting or diarrhea, respectively.

(Carboprost, NCI Thesaurus)

You should drink extra fluids for as long as the diarrhea lasts.

(Campylobacter Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

C. curvus, formerly known as Wolinella curva, is a rare pathogen associated with cases of bloody and Brainerd's diarrhea.

(Campylobacter curvus, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms can range from upset stomach and diarrhea, to hives and itching, to tightening of the throat and trouble breathing.

(Peanut Consumption in Infancy Lowers Peanut Allergy, NIH)

Diarrhea happens when stool passes through the large intestine too quickly.

(Bowel Movement, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

It is used for idiopathic constipation, secretory diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome.

(Calcium Polycarbophil, NCI Thesaurus)

Following rectal or oral administration, only a small amount of mesalamine is absorbed; the remainder, acting topically, reduces bowel inflammation, diarrhea, rectal bleeding and stomach pain.

(Mesalamine, NCI Thesaurus)

It occurs in immunocompromised patients, causing diarrhea and wasting.

(Microsporidiosis, NCI Thesaurus)