What's the difference between diarrhea and scour?

Diarrhea


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Diarrhoea

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Estimates of potential for gastrointestinal side effects using the rat enteropooling assay and in vivo monkey effects indicate that diarrhea will be substantially reduced with retention of uterine stimulating potency.
  • (2) The results point out the importance of detecting specific virulence factors before incriminating water as a source of human diarrhea.
  • (3) Five control rabbits developed severe diarrhea within 72 h after inoculation with enterotoxigenic E. coli B16-4.
  • (4) Diarrhea and excretion of vibrios lasted longer in animals consuming less protein.
  • (5) However, this inhibition was not found in rats treated with castor oil for 3 d. Moreover, 5-HT concentration in the midbrain significantly decreased in rats that acquired the adaptability for the occurrence of diarrhea.
  • (6) Other toxicity was mild and included nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, mucositis, hepatic dysfunction, and cardiac arrhythmias.
  • (7) 1, diarrhea lowered the piglet's ability to maintain body temperature during the cold test.
  • (8) The dietary information on children with diarrhea came from focus groups with mothers in 3 marginal urban communities, 3 rural indigenous communities, and 4 rural Ladino communities.
  • (9) At the village level health care is provided at integrated service posts staffed by volunteers trained to treat common health problems with simple means such as treating diarrhea with oral rehydration.
  • (10) The geometric mean titers of anti-Shigella antibodies to virulence plasmid-associated antigens in milk received before infection were eightfold higher in infants who remained well than in those in whom diarrhea developed.
  • (11) Adverse reactions associated with ticlopidine included neutropenia (severe in one patient) with no clinical complications, diarrhea, or rash.
  • (12) Chronic rotavirus-related diarrhea, which persisted until death, had also developed in each child.
  • (13) Traditional dietary preparations for diarrhea such as carrot soup and products based on rice have essentially an absorbent power and do not diminish intestinal loss of water and electrolytes.
  • (14) Diarrhea commonly occurs following the administration of cisplatin.
  • (15) A 3-year-old Limousin cow was admitted to the University of Georgia Teaching Hospital with a history of chronic weight loss and diarrhea of more than 1 year's duration.
  • (16) He had no family history of myopathy, and no diarrhea and vomiting.
  • (17) Twelve days following discontinuation of the drug, the patient continued to experience diarrhea, restlessness, emotional lability, and anxiety.
  • (18) Cryptosporidium was eradicated from the stools of four patients but two of these patients subsequently relapsed and one patient continued to have diarrhea despite the absence of Cryptosporidium in the stool.
  • (19) The only identified risk factor in the development of diarrhea was increased age; clindamycin-associated diarrhea occurred in 18 (46%) of 39 patients greater than or equal to 60 years old.
  • (20) Other causes are malaria (21), undernutrition (12), meningitidis (10), diarrhea (9), pneumopathy (7), endogenous and obstetrical causes (24).

Scour


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.
  • (v. t.) To purge; as, to scour a horse.
  • (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away.
  • (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.
  • (v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing.
  • (v. i.) To cleanse anything.
  • (v. i.) To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.
  • (v. i.) To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.
  • (n.) Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He said the ongoing Australian-led search had already scoured 43% of the high-priority area.
  • (2) The new development, which the Californian technology giant dubs "real-time search", aims to bring users more up-to-date information as they scour the web for information.
  • (3) Three cases of dairy herds affected by production disease (infertility, calf scours and low milk yield) were carried out.
  • (4) Chances are both online and instore is a worth scouring if girls are looking for cut-price designer dresses.
  • (5) This study was initiated to determine the etiologic and pathogenic significance of an American strain of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) virus (strain NADL-MD) in enteritis of neonatal calves (calf scours).
  • (6) Oocysts of Cryptosporidium species were identified in the faeces of scouring calves from a dairy farm.
  • (7) Investigators grappling to solve the mystery of the jet's disappearance are set to scour a zone 1,100 miles (1,800km) west of Perth – previously subject to an aerial search – when an underwater probe resumes in August, the West Australian newspaper said.
  • (8) Scour scores on d 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 post-arrival increased (P less than .01) with increased levels of protein in the receiving diets.
  • (9) For all these reasons I had serious doubts when I heard that Michelin was scouring Tokyo for worthy recipients of its stars.
  • (10) School authorities are calling for at least 25,000 new teaching recruits to cope with the large numbers of new pupils, police officers are being brought out of retirement in their thousands, and the nation is being scoured for suitable accommodation as winter approaches.
  • (11) Every Monday morning, Dan Franklin scours the book charts on Amazon to find out if the weekend reviews of his authors' books have done anything for their sales.
  • (12) The military said forces were scouring the area near the Palestinian village of Beit Furik after the attack on Thursday night.
  • (13) There were no significant differences between calves from placebo-treated and vaccine-treated dams with regard to the proportion treated for all diseases, or for scours, or the proportion which died.
  • (14) No one who relies on a service should be expected to scour the CQC website for inspection results, or chance upon them in a local newspaper report.
  • (15) Their dams slow rivers down, reducing scouring and erosion, and improve water quality by holding back silt.
  • (16) Make a list of possible courses by scouring prospectuses and speaking to teachers, students and lecturers.
  • (17) Markets will be scouring a speech on Friday by Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, for any hints.
  • (18) This country, like a depressed teenage self-harmer, takes out a razor to scour a forearm and now contemplates its own throat,” said the author.
  • (19) And I had all kinds of pictures of Dylan on laps and with arms around him.” There was, she says, “an assumption that he was mistreated, or not loved”, one that Klebold knew not to be true, even as she scoured photos looking for external verification.
  • (20) Broadcasters are scouring the world of internet video bloggers – vloggers – in the hope of finding the next big thing, and Dapper (real name Daniel O’Reilly) was touted as one of the first to be given his own TV series .