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English 1 sense of the expression *toxic shock syndrome*:
NOUN	state	toxic shock syndrome, toxic shock, TSS	syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus

Englishtoxic shock syndrome: 1 sense noun 1, state
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.
Synonyms	toxic shock, TSS
Broader	syndrome	A pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Spanish	síndrome del shock tóxico
Catalan	síndrome de xoc tòxic

HyperDicEnglishTOX ... toxic shock syndrome