DIARRHEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diarrheal mean? 

• DIARRHEAL (adjective)
  The adjective DIARRHEAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to diarrhea

  Familiarity information: DIARRHEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIARRHEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to diarrhea

Synonyms:

diarrheal; diarrheic; diarrhetic; diarrhoeal; diarrhoeic; diarrhoetic

Similar:

regular; unconstipated (not constipated)

Derivation:

diarrhea (frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor)

 Context examples 

Part of its anti-diarrheal effect may be due to a reduction of gastro-intestinal secretion produced by opioid receptor binding in the intestinal mucosa.

(Loperamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A polyamine analogue with antiproliferative and potential anti-diarrheal activities.

(Diethylhomospermine, NCI Thesaurus)

Probiotic Lactobacillus strains have been shown to protect against gastrointestinal and urogenital infections, to moderate diarrheal episodes, and to increase CD4 T-lymphocyte counts.

(Micronutrient-Fortified Probiotic Yogurt, NCI Thesaurus)

M. wisconsensis is found in water and may be associated with diarrheal symptoms in humans.

(Moellerella wisconsensis, NCI Thesaurus)

Helicobacter rappini are pathogenic, causing abortion in animals and diarrheal symptoms in humans.

(Helicobacter rappini, NCI Thesaurus)

B. cereus is found in soil and associated with diarrheal and emetic forms of food-borne illness as well as opportunistic infections in both humans and domestic animals.

(Bacillus cereus, NCI Thesaurus)

A symptom complex associated with CARCINOID TUMOR and characterized by attacks of severe flushing of the skin, diarrheal watery stools, bronchoconstriction, sudden drops in blood pressure, edema, and ascites.

(Carcinoid syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Calcium aluminosilicate anti-diarrheal consists of microscopically large flat plates of aluminosilicate separated by calcium ions that may sorb toxic chemotherapeutic drugs and their metabolites and inflammatory proteins such as TNF-alpha, which may help minimize chemotherapy-mediated or radiation therapy-mediated damage to the intestinal epithelium and so therapy-related diarrhea.

(Calcium Aluminosilicate Anti-Diarrheal, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic agent chemically related to the opiates with anti-diarrheal properties.

(Loperamide, NCI Thesaurus)