DIARRHOEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diarrhoeal mean? 

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

1. of or relating to diarrhea

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIARRHOEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to diarrhea

Synonyms:

diarrheal; diarrheic; diarrhetic; diarrhoeal; diarrhoeic; diarrhoetic

Similar:

regular; unconstipated (not constipated)

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

ETEC, a leading cause of diarrhoeal disease in the developing world especially among infants and children, can be asymptomatic in some cases or severe and cholera-like in others.

(People with type A blood at most risk of severe diarrhoea, SciDev.Net)

Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years of age and is responsible for killing some 525,000 children every year, according to the WHO, while UNICEF says nearly 60 per cent of deaths due to diarrhoea worldwide are attributable to unsafe drinking water and poor hygiene and sanitation.

(Chlorine dispensers fitted to public taps cut child diarrhoea, SciDev.Net)