toxic shock syndrome(n = noun.state) toxic shock, tss - 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;
is a kind of syndrome

acquired immune deficiency syndrome, acute organic brain syndrome, adams-stokes syndrome, addison's syndrome, adult respiratory distress syndrome, anaphylactic shock, banti's syndrome, binge-eating syndrome, binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, cardiogenic shock, carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical disc syndrome, cervical root syndrome, chinese restaurant syndrome, conn's syndrome, culture shock, cushing's syndrome, distributive shock, down syndrome, down's syndrome, eaton-lambert syndrome, ekbom syndrome, electric shock, electrical shock, fallot's syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, gilles de la tourette syndrome, guillain-barre syndrome, gulf war syndrome, horner's syndrome, hurler's syndrome, hyperkinetic syndrome, hypovolemic shock, insulin shock, insulin shock therapy, insulin shock treatment, irritable bowel syndrome, kallman's syndrome, klinefelter syndrome, klinefelter's syndrome, korsakoff's syndrome, korsakov's syndrome, lambert-eaton syndrome, malabsorption syndrome, marfan's syndrome, metrazol shock, metrazol shock therapy, metrazol shock treatment, mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, munchausen syndrome, munchausen's syndrome, myasthenic syndrome, nephrotic syndrome, noonan's syndrome, obstructive shock, organic brain syndrome, parkinson's syndrome, phantom limb syndrome, premenstrual syndrome, radiation syndrome, ramsay hunt syndrome, reiter's syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, restless legs syndrome, reye's syndrome, scalenus syndrome, severe acute respiratory syndrome, shell shock, shock, shock absorber, shock tactics, shock therapy, shock treatment, shock troops, shock wave, stokes-adams syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, tietze's syndrome, tourette's syndrome, toxic, toxic condition, toxic dumpsite, toxic industrial waste, toxic shock, toxic site, toxic waste, toxic waste area, toxic waste dump, toxic waste site, turner's syndrome, waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome, williams syndrome, zollinger-ellison syndrome