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diarrhea

di.ar.rhea or di.ar.rhoea or di.ar.rhe.ic also di.ar.rhet.ic 
   \.di--*-'re--*\ \-'re--*l\ \-'re--ik\ \-'ret-ik\ n [ME diaria, fr. LL 
   diarrhoea, fr. Gk diarrhoia, fr. diarrh]ein to flow through, fr. dia- + 
   rhein to flow - more at STREAM : an abnormal frequency of intestinal 
   discharge  - di.ar.rhea.l aj