toxic shock

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toxic shock - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  toxic shock
      n 1: 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 [syn: toxic shock, toxic shock syndrome
           , TSS]