Definitions

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of diarrheal.

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  • adjective of or relating to diarrhea

Etymologies

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diarrhoea +‎ -al

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Examples

  • "Control of communicable diseases, such as diarrhoeal diseases and respiratory infections, will be another major concern in coming days," it warned in a statement.

    Arab Times Kuwait English Daily 2010

  • Control of communicable diseases, such as diarrhoeal diseases and respiratory infections, will be another major concern in coming days.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • "Control of communicable diseases, such as diarrhoeal diseases and respiratory infections, will be another major concern in coming days," it warned in a statement.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • For example, some of the top health problems globally, such as diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases, have their solutions through urban services like improved water, sanitation and household ventilation.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • Control of communicable diseases, such as diarrhoeal diseases and respiratory infections, will be another major concern in coming days.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • "Control of communicable diseases, such as diarrhoeal diseases and respiratory infections, will be another major concern in coming days," it warned in a statement.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • He noted that in sub-Saharan Africa more children die from diarrhoeal diseases caused by a lack of sanitation and safe water than they do from measles, HIV and Aids, and malaria combined.

    Sanitation: time to tackle an MDG laggard | Mark Tran 2011

  • And GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to sell a vaccine against diarrhoeal disease in the poorest countries for £1.50 a dose, a twentieth of its £30 price in developed countries.

    Drugs companies to lower price of vaccines in developing countries 2011

  • And GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to sell a vaccine against diarrhoeal disease in the poorest countries for £1.50 a dose, a twentieth of its £30 price in developed countries.

    Drugs companies to lower price of vaccines in developing countries 2011

  • The lives of most Afghans will still be dominated by poverty rather than insecurity, illiteracy will still be high, and children will still be at risk from respiratory and diarrhoeal diseases which are responsible for the highest infant mortality rate in the world.

    No decision on speeding up Afghan troop withdrawal in 2013 2011

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