The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
DIARRHOEA — Cyrenaicae reg. portus, Ptol. Zanara Marmolio … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
diarrhoea — variant spelling of DIARRHEA (Cf. diarrhea) (q.v.); see also OE (Cf. oe) … Etymology dictionary
diarrhoea — is spelt in this way in BrE and diarrhea in AmE … Modern English usage
diarrhoea — (US diarrhea) ► NOUN ▪ a condition in which faeces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form. DERIVATIVES diarrhoeal adjective diarrhoeic adjective. ORIGIN Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein «flow through» … English terms dictionary
diarrhoea — n. 1) to come down with; have diarrhoea 2) severe diarrhoea 3) an attack of diarrhoea * * * [ˌdaɪə rɪə] have diarrhoea an attack of diarrhoea severe diarrhoea to come down with … Combinatory dictionary
diarrhoea — [16] Diarrhoea means literally ‘through flow’ (and hence semantically is a parallel formation to diabetes). It comes via late Latin diarrhoea from Greek diárrhoia, a term coined by the physician Hippocrates for ‘abnormally frequent defecation’.… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
diarrhoea — [16] Diarrhoea means literally ‘through flow’ (and hence semantically is a parallel formation to diabetes). It comes via late Latin diarrhoea from Greek diárrhoia, a term coined by the physician Hippocrates for ‘abnormally frequent defecation’.… … Word origins
diarrhoea — n. frequent bowel evacuation or the passage of abnormally soft or liquid faeces. It may be caused by intestinal infections, other forms of intestinal inflammation (such as colitis or Crohn s disease), malabsorption, anxiety, and the irritable… … Medical dictionary
diarrhoea — (AmE diarrhea) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ mild ▪ acute, chronic ▪ intermittent, persistent … Collocations dictionary
diarrhoea — di|ar|rhoea BrE diarrhea AmE [ˌdaıəˈrıə] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: diarrhoea, from Greek diarrhein to flow through ] an illness in which waste from the ↑bowels is watery and comes out often … Dictionary of contemporary English
