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Definition: toxic shock syndrome
toxic shock syndrome
n : 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 high-absorbency tampons [syn:
toxic shock
,
TSS]