1. Syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhoea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
   "The patient was diagnosed with toxic shock syndrome after using the same tampon for too long";
   - toxic shock syndrome, TSS

Derived forms: toxic shocks

Type of: syndrome

Encyclopedia: Toxic shock