diarrhea
n. uncountable B1 Intermediate US //ˌdaɪɝˈiə// di·ar·rhea
n. a condition where you have loose, watery bowel movements more often than usual.
n. the passage of abnormally loose or watery stools, often indicating digestive disturbance.
The food poisoning gave him diarrhea.
She took medicine to stop the diarrhea before her long flight.
Travelers often experience temporary diarrhea due to changes in water quality and local bacteria.
From Middle English diaria, from Middle French diarrie (French diarrhée), from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia, “through-flowing”), from διά (diá, “through”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”). By surface analysis, dia- + -rrhea. Spelling later altered to resemble the word's Latin and Greek roots. Displaced native Old English ūtsiht (literally “straining out”).