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cricks

noun

plural of crick

as in cramps

a painful sudden tightening of a muscle got a crick in my neck from sleeping while sitting up

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cramps

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There is no vaccine for the illness, which can cause stomach cramps and diarrhea.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
An April report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked nearly 17,000 Shigella samples, which causes Shigellosis, which and can bring on diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, collected between 2011 and 2023.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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