diarrheal

English

Alternative forms

• diarrhoeal
• diarrhœal

Etymology

From diarrhea +‎ -al.

Adjective

diarrheal (comparative more diarrheal, superlative most diarrheal)

1. That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.
   • 2011 July 30, “Cholera and the super-loo”, in The Economist:

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

Synonyms

• diarrheic

Derived terms

• antidiarrheal
• diarrheal shellfish poisoning

 

Translations

causing or associated with diarrhea

• Finnish: ripulia aiheuttava (causing diarrhea), ripuli- (fi) (associated with diarrhea), ripuloiva (suffering of diarrhea)
• Greek: ευκοίλιος (el) m (efkoílios)
• Italian: diarroico m
• Spanish: diarreico