| NOUN | state | toxic shock, toxic shock syndrome, TSS | syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | toxic shock syndrome, TSS | |
| Broader | syndrome | A pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease |
| Spanish | síndrome del shock tóxico | |
| Catalan | síndrome de xoc tòxic | |
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