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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

noun [noncount]

medical : a serious illness that is caused by bacteria and occurs especially in women who use tampons — abbr. TSS ; called also toxic shock

ˌtoxic ˈshock syndrome f45 [toxic shock syndrome] noun uncountable

a serious illness in women caused by harmful bacteria in the ↑vagina, connected with the use of ↑tampons