n :  an acute usu. transitory attack of gastroenteritis that is marked by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramping and is typically caused by a virus (as the Norwalk virus) or a bacterium (as Escherichia coli) - not usu. used technically .
 
 
 
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