traveler's diarrhea en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) Diarrhea contracted by someone visiting from another country or region via food or water contaminated with microbes to which their gut microbiota is unaccustomed.
Contaminated salads remain the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea in countries where the climate is hot.
2010, The Digestive System, →ISBN, page 179:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| traveller's diarrhoea | alternative | lexicographic | |
| travelers' diarrhea | alternative | lexicographic | |
| travelers' diarrhoea | alternative | lexicographic | |
| traveler's diarrhoea | alternative | lexicographic | |
| traveller's diarrhea | alternative | lexicographic | |
| travellers' diarrhoea | alternative | lexicographic | |
| travellers' diarrhea | alternative | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
water-borne disease · food-borne disease
Hyponyms
tourista · Delhi belly · Montezuma's revenge
Synonyms
Translations (6)
pl klątwa faraona (Translations) · pl zemsta faraona (Translations) · fr tourista (Translations) · es diarrea del viajero (Translations) · cmn 水土不服 (Translations) · sv turistdiarré (Translations)