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.
Heavily influenced by its Greek and Latin roots, morbid means relating to disease, causing disease or afflicted with disease. According to MayoClinic.com, morbid obesity is the type of obesity in which illnesses and diseases can occur due to extreme weight gain.reek Roots. The Online Etymological Dictionary also connects the Greek word marasmus (which means consumption) to the word morbid, as consumption was a popular 18th century term for the sickness currently known as tuberculosis.