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diarrheal

diarrheal adjective: that causes, or is associated with diarrhea.

Adjective

diarrheal (comparative more diarrheal, superlative most diarrheal)

  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 of diarrheal

Forms of diarrheal

comparativemore diarrheal
superlativemost diarrheal
alternative formdiarrhoeal
alternative formdiarrhœal

Origin of diarrheal

From diarrhea + -al.

Words formed from diarrheal

Questions about diarrheal

What does diarrheal mean?
Diarrheal means that causes, or is associated with diarrhea.
What part of speech is diarrheal?
Diarrheal is an adjective.

Words near diarrheal in the dictionary

  1. diarrhea
  2. diarrhea forever
  3. diarrhea of the mouth
  4. diarrheagenic
  5. diarrheagenicity
  6. diarrheal
  7. diarrheas
  8. diarrheic
  9. diarrheogenic
  10. diarrhetic
  11. diarrhoea

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