toxic shock

1. 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

   Synonymstoxic shock syndromeTSS

   Broadersyndrome

Questions about toxic shock

What does toxic shock mean?

toxic shock means "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".

What is another word for toxic shock?

Close synonyms include toxic shock syndrome, TSS. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.