{ Di`ar*rhe"a, Di`ar*rhœ"a },
(dī`ar*rē"ȧ), n. [L.
diarrhoea, Gr. dia`rroia, fr. dia`rrei^n
to flow through; dia` + "rei^n to flow; akin to
E. stream. See Stream.] (Med.)A morbidly
frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid evacuations from the
intestines, without tenesmus; a purging or looseness of the bowels; a
flux.