antidiarrheal

antidiarrheal
an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al or chiefly Brit an·ti·di·ar·rhoe·al -.dī-ə-'rē-əl adj tending to prevent or relieve diarrhea
antidiarrheal or chiefly Brit antidiarrhoeal n an antidiarrheal agent

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an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al (an″te-) (an″ti-di″ə-reґəl) 1. counteracting diarrhea. 2. an agent that counteracts diarrhea.

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