diarrheal

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From diarrhea + -al.

Adjective

diarrheal (comparative more diarrheal, superlative most diarrheal)

  1. That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.
    • 2011 July 30, “Cholera and the super-loo”, in The Economist:
      The river systems of India and Bangladesh are rife with diarrhoeal disease.

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Derived terms

  • diarrheal shellfish poisoning

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