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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms, Digestive > Diarrhea

Preferred term

Diarrhea  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • in infants = DIARRHEA, INFANTILE + appropriate check tags

Scope note

  • An increased liquidity or decreased consistency of FECES, such as running stool. Fecal consistency is related to the ratio of water-holding capacity of insoluble solids to total water, rather than the amount of water present. Diarrhea is not hyperdefecation or increased fecal weight.

In other languages

  • ripuli

    Finnish

  • diarrea
  • diarrhoea
  • ripulitauti
  • Diarre

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003967

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