| 单词 | toxic shock syndrome |
| 释义 | toxic shock syndrome in British Englishnoun a potentially fatal condition, characterized by fever, stomachache, a painful rash, and a drop in blood pressure, that is caused by staphylococcal blood poisoning. In women it is most commonly caused by a retained tampon during menstruation toxic shock syndrome in American English a disease, esp. of young menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons, characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and, often, shock and caused by a toxin-releasing bacterium (Staphylococcus aureus) Word lists with Human diseases |
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