toxic shock syndrome

English

Etymology

From toxic +‎ shock +‎ syndrome. First appears in medical literature c. 1978.

Noun

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

acute infection

• Czech: syndrom toxického šoku m
• Finnish: toksinen sokkioireyhtymä
• Polish: zespół wstrząsu toksycznego m
• Russian: инфекционно-токсический шок (infekcionno-toksičeskij šok)
• Spanish: síndrome del choque tóxico m

Further reading

• toxic shock syndrome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia