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MEDYMOLOGY
ARBOR VITAE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Diarrhea
Etymology:
Definition:
Gr. diárrhoia: “through-flowing”
1) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements (the allusion being fluid flowing through the body).
2) The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.
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