toxic shock syndrome

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 114493728)
    is a type of: syndrome - a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
    same as: toxic shock, tss

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