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English noun: toxic shock syndrome

1. toxic shock syndrome (state) syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons


Synonymstoxic shock, TSS


Broader (hypernym)syndrome









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