antidiarrheic

English

Alternative forms

• antidiarrhoeic (UK)
• antidiarrhœic (archaic)

Etymology

From anti- +‎ diarrheic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ăn'tĭdīərhēʹĭk, IPA^(key): /ˌæntɪdaɪəˈɹiːɪk/

Noun

antidiarrheic (plural antidiarrheics)

1. (pharmacology) An agent which counteracts or remedies diarrhea; an antidiarrheic agent.

Translations

an agent which counteracts or remedies diarrhea; an antidiarrheic agent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 止泻药 (zh) (zhi3xie4yao4)

• Portuguese: antidiarreico m

Adjective

antidiarrheic (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Counteractive of or remedying diarrhea.

Translations

counteractive of or remedying diarrhea

• Catalan: antidiarreic
• French: antidiarrhéique (fr)
• Greek: αντιδιαρροϊκός m (antidiarroïkós)
• Italian: antidiarroico (it)
• Portuguese: antidiarreico
• Romanian: antidiareic
• Spanish: antidiarreico (es)