"diarrheal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more diarrheal [comparative], most diarrheal [superlative]
Etymology: From diarrhea + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|diarrhea|al}} diarrhea + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} diarrheal (comparative more diarrheal, superlative most diarrheal)
  1. That causes, or is associated with diarrhea. Synonyms: diarrheic, diarrhoeal, diarrhœal Derived forms: diarrheal shellfish poisoning Translations (causing or associated with diarrhea): ripulia aiheuttava (english: causing diarrhea) (Finnish), ripuli- (english: associated with diarrhea) (Finnish), ripuloiva (english: suffering of diarrhea) (Finnish), ευκοίλιος (efkoílios) [masculine] (Greek), diarroico [masculine] (Italian), diarreico (Spanish)

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