Definitions for diarrhea

diarrhea di·ar·rhe·a

Spelling: [dahy-uh-ree-uh]
IPA: /ˌdaɪ əˈri ə/

Diarrhea is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 163 anagrams from letters in diarrhea (aadehirr).

Definitions for diarrhea

noun

  1. an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.

Origin of diarrhea

1350-1400; Middle English diaria Late Latin diarrhoea Greek diárrhoia a flowing through, equivalent to diarrho- (variant stem of diarrheîn to flow through) + -ia -ia

Examples for diarrhea

If you continue to have diarrhea or explosive gas, you do need to see your practitioner.

For children on the brink of severe malnutrition, diarrhea can be the trigger that pushes them over the edge.

There are usually just two reasons for diarrhea—uncleanliness and bad milk.

Within six days, however, the infant was admitted to a pediatric hospital with diarrhea, bluish skin, and respiratory failure.

But we are not talking about treating children with diarrhea here.

In from 36 to 40 hours the constipation is followed by diarrhea.

With less than a dozen toilets in the entire community, poor sanitation fuels high rates of malaria and lethal cases of diarrhea.

Daily evacuations will not empty this cavity, nor will cathartics or diarrhea.

After this the astringents spoken of for diarrhea may be given.

Summer diarrhea of children is also transmitted in this way.

Word Value for diarrhea
Scrable

12

Words with friends

11

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