TOXIC SHOCK meaning: Severe, sudden bacterial infection response

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Definitions from WordNet (toxic shock)

▸ noun: 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 high-absorbency tampons

Opposite:

antitoxic, antitoxin, antidote, counteract

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toxic shock syndrome, syndrome, toxic shock, syndrome toxic shock, toxic shock syndromes, Toxic shock syndrome toxin, more...

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