diarrheal

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English diarrhea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English diarrheal From diarrhea + -al.

1. That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.

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