Diarrhea is defined as loose or watery stools at increased frequency. Other associated symptoms may include the following: At least three bowel movements in 24 hours. Urgency (having to go right away) Incontinence (leakage of stool) Bloating, gas. Rectal pain. Lower abdominal pain or cramping.
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Related to morbid: morbid obesity. (mÃ´râ²bÄ­d) adj. 1. Given to or characterized by unwholesome thoughts or feelings, especially of death or disease: read the account of the murder with a morbid interest. 2. a. Of, relating to, or caused by disease; pathological or diseased: morbid changes in tissues. b.
Like the word devil, diabolical traces back to Latin diabolus, which itself descends from Greek diabolos, a word that literally means slanderer.. In English, diabolical has many nuances of meaning. It can describe the devil himself (as in my diabolical visitor) or anything related to or characteristic of him in appearance, behavior, or thought; examples include diabolical lore, a diabolical grin, and a diabolical plot..