Pharmacologic Substance
antidiarrheal Audio
an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al [ an-tee-dy-uh-ree-ul ]
Subclass of:
Gastrointestinal Agents
Definitions related to antidiarrheals:
  • A substance used to treat diarrhea (frequent and watery bowel movements).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Miscellaneous agents found useful in the symptomatic treatment of diarrhea. They have no effect on the agent(s) that cause diarrhea, but merely alleviate the condition.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (antidiarrheal agent) A pharmacological agent that may ameliorate the symptoms of diarrhetic illnesses.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Antidiarrheal drug, any drug that relieves symptoms of diarrhea, the frequent passage of a watery loose stool. In general, the antidiarrheal drugs may be divided into different groups based on chemical or functional similarities; these groups include adsorbents, antimotility agents, and bacterial...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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