| toxic shock syndrome |
toxic shock: 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
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
|
|---|---|
| toxic shock syndrome |
A sometimes fatal bacterial infection associated with tampon use during menstruation.
Ãâó: highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072986360/student_...
|
| toxic shock syndrome |
(noun) a rare life-threatening syndrome caused by a bacterial infection, staphylococcal exotoxin that can occur after implantation. Symptoms include the following: fever, headache, sore throat, lethargy, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea, a rash that looks like a sunburn, confusion and fainting. It may rapidly progress to severe and intractable shock. A patient should seek medical treatment immediately for this condition
Ãâó: www.orgsites.com/fl/adjuvantdisease/_pgg9.php3
|
| toxic shock syndrome |
An acute, sometimes fatal, intoxication by an infectious agent during which organ activity is blocked causing severe shock and hypotension.
Ãâó: www.sabin.org/vaccine_science_GlossaryT_Z.htm
|
| toxic shock syndrome |
This is a severe, and potentially fatal response by the body to a bacterial substance called a toxin.
Ãâó: www.med.umich.edu/surg/breast/augment/glossary.htm
|