Diseases

Diarrhea

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.

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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.

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  • Diarrheas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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in infants = DIARRHEA, INFANTILE + appropriate check tags

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  1. C23.888w.821.214w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Diarrhea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003967. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003967
  2. Diarrhea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea
  3. Diarrhea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40878