SUMMER COMPLAINT


Meaning of SUMMER COMPLAINT in English

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. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .