toxic shock syndrome
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From toxic + shock + syndrome. First appears in medical literature c. 1978.
Noun
[edit]toxic shock syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural toxic shock syndromes)
- (pathology) An acute infection caused by Staphylococcus bacteria, characterized by sudden high fever, muscle aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and fainting.
- Synonym: TSS
Translations
[edit]acute infection
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Further reading
[edit]toxic shock syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia