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Diarrhea vs Steatorrhoea - What's the difference?

diarrhea | steatorrhoea |

As nouns the difference between diarrhea and steatorrhoea

is that diarrhea is (chiefly|north america) a condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements while steatorrhoea is (pathology) the presence of excessive amounts of fat in the feces.

diarrhea

English

(wikipedia diarrhea)

Alternative forms

* diarrhoea (British) *

Noun

  • (chiefly, North America) A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
  • The watery excrement that comes from said bowel movements.

    • Synonyms

    * (medical condition) the runs, the shits, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK), the skitters (Scottish) (all slang) * See also

    Hyponyms

    * Montezuma's revenge (informal) * Pharao's revenge (informal)

    Related terms

    * * * * *

    See also

    * constipation

    steatorrhoea

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia steatorrhoea) (-)
  • (pathology) The presence of excessive amounts of fat in the feces