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a formerly common kind of diarrhea that occurred in children in the summertime.Medical dictionary. 2011.
summer diarrhea — noun or summer complaint : diarrhea prevalent in hot weather and usually caused by ingestion of food contaminated by various microorganisms responsible for gastrointestinal infections … Useful english dictionary
summer complaint — noun see summer diarrhea * * * 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. Also called summer diarrhea. [1840… … Useful english dictionary
summer complaint — 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. Also called summer diarrhea. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
summer complaint — sum·mer complaint səm ər n SUMMER DIARRHEA … Medical dictionary
Diarrhea of a Madman — Studio album by Dave Brockie Experience Released 2001 Recorded … Wikipedia
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Diarrhea — A familiar phenomenon with unusually frequent or unusually liquid bowel movements, excessive watery evacuations of fecal material. The opposite of constipation. The word “diarrhea” with its odd spelling is a near steal from the Greek “diarrhoia”… … Medical dictionary
summer complaint — n. diarrhea, especially that experienced in the summer. □ I’ve got a touch of the summer complaint. □ Does summer heat cause the summer complaint? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Pellagra — A syndrome due to deficiency of niacin, one of the B complex vitamins. Pellagra was known as the disease of the four D s dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia and death. The disease is specifically characterized by: Dermatitis: A rash on areas of the… … Medical dictionary
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
