| TSST-1 | Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 = Enterotoxin type F |
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| ANSWER | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry/National Library of Medicine's Workstation for Emer... |
| ATA | alimentary toxic aleukia; American Thyroid Association; aminotriazole; antithymic activity; antithyr... |
| ATE | acute toxic encephalopathy; adipose tissue extract; autologous tumor extract |
| ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| toxic unit | A unit formerly synonymous with minimal lethal dose but which, because of the instability of toxins, is now measured in terms of the quantity of standard antitoxin with which the toxin combines. See: L doses, minimal lethal dose. Synonym: toxin unit. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| epidermal necrolysis, toxic | An exfoliative disease of skin seen primarily in adults and characterised by flaccid bullae and spreading erythema so that the skin has the appearance of being scalded. It results primarily from a toxic reaction to various drugs, but occasionally occurs as a result of infection, neoplastic conditions, or other exposure. (12 Dec 1998) |