diarrheal

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From diarrhea +‎ -al.

Adjective

diarrheal (comparative more diarrheal, superlative most diarrheal)

That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.
- 2011, "Cholera and the super-loo", The Economist, 30 Jul 2011:
  The river systems of India and Bangladesh are rife with diarrhoeal disease.

Synonyms

diarrheic

Derived terms

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)

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