tss

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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 highly absorbent tampons

Imitative.

The last one was hardly twenty.” “Tss, tt...!” said the little man. — War and Peace, Leo, graf Tolstoy

toxic shock, toxic shock syndrome

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