summer complaint

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noun
  1. 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.

Origin of summer complaint

1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
  • Also called summer diarrhea.

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