Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.
- adjective Treating or preventing diarrhea.
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- adjective Preventing or treating
diarrhea . - noun A
substance ordrug having such capabilities.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a drug used to control or stop diarrhea
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Examples
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… Brought to you by a company that specializes in OTC antidiarrheal preparations.
“Yes! I want to go to the bathroom!” | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2008
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Aluminum silicate Also called kaolin, this clay mineral was the "kao" in antidiarrheal Kaopectate until 1989.
What's Inside: This Exterior Latex Paint Coats Walls, Fights Diarrhea 2008
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An HIV-infected child, in the lap of his dying mother, antidiarrheal medicine mixing with tears on a small face that had no power to grasp the scale of the tragedy building around and within him.
The Plague Years 2008
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“Why would kids try to get off on an antidiarrheal?”
Salem Falls JODI PICOULT 2001
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He loaded up on an entire bottle of antidiarrheal medication, and his friends bundled him onto a plane.
Coyote Medicine M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona 1997
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He loaded up on an entire bottle of antidiarrheal medication, and his friends bundled him onto a plane.
Coyote Medicine M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona 1997
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From a global public health view, it is possible that ORT is nothing more than a palliative until research produces effective antidiarrheal vaccines.
Chapter 6 1985
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Now we keep our kit loaded with chewable antidiarrheal tablets, a package of stronger stuff if that doesn't work, and a doctor-prescribed antibiotic if all else fails.
SFGate: Top News Stories travel@sfchronicle.com (John 2011
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Over-the-counter antidiarrheal medications can help calm the stomach, but doctors may prescribe antibiotics to kill bacteria in the bloodstream.
FOXNews.com 2011
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Diosmectite is made from a natural mineral material and its formulation is the leading antidiarrheal drug in China and France.
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