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.
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Origin of summer complaint
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Words nearby summer complaint
summative, summative assessment, summer, summer camp, summercater, summer complaint, summer cypress, summer diarrhea, summer flounder, Summer Games, summer grape
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Example sentences from the Web for summer complaint
One of the most serious in this chapter is summer-complaint (Cholera infantum).
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