looseness+of+the+bowels

  • 1looseness of the bowels — noun frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑diarrhea, ↑diarrhoea, ↑looseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑loose (for: ↑ …

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  • 2looseness — noun 1. frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor • Syn: ↑diarrhea, ↑diarrhoea, ↑looseness of the bowels • Derivationally related forms: ↑loose, ↑diarrhoetic (for …

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  • 3the shits — noun obscene terms for diarrhea (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑the trots • Usage Domain: ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑patois, ↑ …

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  • 4the trots — noun obscene terms for diarrhea • Syn: ↑the shits • Usage Domain: ↑slang, ↑cant, ↑jargon, ↑lingo, ↑argot, ↑patois, ↑vernacular …

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  • 5laxative — laxatively, adv. laxativeness, n. /lak seuh tiv/, n. 1. a medicine or agent for relieving constipation. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or constituting a laxative; purgative. 3. Archaic. a. (of the bowels) subject to looseness. b. (of a disease)… …

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  • 6laxative — /ˈlæksətɪv / (say laksuhtiv) –noun 1. Medicine a laxative medicine or agent. –adjective 2. Medicine mildly purgative. 3. Pathology a. (of the bowels) subject to looseness. b. (of a disease) characterised by looseness of the bow …

  • 7diarrhea — noun frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor (Freq. 9) • Syn: ↑diarrhoea, ↑looseness of the bowels, ↑looseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑loose (for: ↑ …

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  • 8Montezuma's revenge — noun diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America • Hypernyms: ↑diarrhea, ↑diarrhoea, ↑looseness of the bowels, ↑looseness …

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  • 9Lax — (l[a^]ks), a. [Compar. {Laxer} (l[a^]ks [ e]r); superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish}, {Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.] 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. [1913 Webster] The flesh of that sort of… …

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  • 10Laxer — Lax Lax (l[a^]ks), a. [Compar. {Laxer} (l[a^]ks [ e]r); superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish}, {Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.] 1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber. [1913 Webster] The flesh of that… …

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