diarrheal

D2I1A1R1R1H4E1A1L1

adjective

That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.

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diarrheiclaxloosediarrhoealdiarrheticdiarrhoeticdiarrhoeicunconstipated
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English diarrhea ← Middle English diaria →
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Meanings

adjectivediarrheal (comparative more diarrheal, superlative most diarrheal)

comparative more diarrheal · superlative most diarrheal · alternative diarrhoeal · alternative diarrhœal

  1. That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.

    The river systems of India and Bangladesh are rife with diarrhoeal disease.

    2011 July 30, “Cholera and the super-loo”, in The Economist

    Synonyms: diarrheic, lax, loose

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat causes, or is associated with diarrhea.

Similar
diarrheiclaxloose

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to diarrhea

Similar
diarrhoealdiarrheticdiarrhoeticdiarrheicdiarrhoeicunconstipatedregular
Also see
diarrheicdiarrheticdiarrhoealdiarrhoeicregularunconstipated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdiaria
  2. Englishdiarrhea
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. Englishdiarrheal

From diarrhea + -al.

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Translations

Catalan diarreic
  • diarreiccausing or associated with diarrhea
Finnish ripulia aiheuttava, ripuli-
  • ripulia aiheuttavacausing or associated with diarrhea
  • ripuli-causing or associated with diarrhea
  • ripuloivacausing or associated with diarrhea
French diarrhéique
  • diarrhéiquecausing or associated with diarrhea
Greek ευκοίλιος
  • ευκοίλιος (efkoílios)causing or associated with diarrhea
Italian diarroico
  • diarroicocausing or associated with diarrhea
Polish biegunkowy
  • biegunkowycausing or associated with diarrhea
Portuguese diarréico
  • diarréicocausing or associated with diarrhea
Spanish diarreico
  • diarreicocausing or associated with diarrhea
Cite this entry
APA

diarrheal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarrheal

MLA

“diarrheal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarrheal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diarrheal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diarrheal.

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