summer complaint

noun

an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.

Nearby words

summation method, summative, summative assessment, summer, summer camp, summer complaint, summer cypress, summer diarrhea, summer flounder, summer games, summer grape

Origin of summer complaint

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Also called summer diarrhea.

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Medicine definitions for summer diarrhea

summer diarrhea

[ sŭm′ər ]

n.

Diarrhea affecting infants or young children in hot weather, usually caused by acute gastroenteritis due to bacterial infection.choleraic diarrhea