toxic shock syndrome

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[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)

  1. (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]

Further reading

[edit]