| STSS | staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome |
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| TSA | technical surgical assistance; toluene sulfonic acid; total shoulder arthroplasty; total solute abso... |
| TSAP | toxic-shock-associated protein |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome; tropical splenomegaly syndrome |
| TSSE | toxic shock syndrome exotoxin |
| toxic shock | See toxic shock syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| toxic shock syndrome | <syndrome> A blood-borne bacterial infection caused by the genus Staphylococcus. Usually effects menstruating females under the age of thirty and was associated in the past with the use of a particular type of tampon (no longer used). Common symptoms include: fever, chills, vomiting, sore throat, headache and decreased urine output. Progression of disease can result in lowering of blood pressure (shock) and renal failure. Treatment includes hospitalisation and intravenous antibiotics emergently. (27 Sep 1997) |
| endotoxin shock | Shock induced by release of endotoxin from Gram-negative bacteria, especially by Escherichia coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| erethistic shock | Traumatic or toxic delirium following shock. Synonym: delirious shock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy | <procedure> This procedure uses sound waves delivered inside a water bath to pulverise kidney stones painlessly inside the body. (11 Nov 1997) |