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noun
An acute infection caused by Staphylococcus bacteria, characterized by sudden high fever, muscle aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and fainting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: TSS
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: toxic shock, TSS
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: syndrome
History
From toxic + shock + syndrome. First appears in medical literature c. 1978.
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