Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun toxic_shock

1 sense of toxic shock

Sense 1
toxic shock, toxic shock syndrome, TSS -- (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)
       => syndrome -- (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)