What it means
The ending in words about something flowing out. diarrheady-uh-REE-uhLoose or watery stools, usually three or more times a day or more often than normal for the person.dia- through-rrhea flowFull entry is watery stool flowing through, amenorrhea is no menstrual flow, rhinorrhea is a runny nose and otorrhea is drainage from the ear.
Remember it
-rrhea flows; -rrhage bursts.
Easy to confuse with
-rrhage
A word ending that means heavy bleeding or bursting out.