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syndrome vs TSS

TSS vs syndrome

syndrome and TSS both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
syndrome Yes No No No
TSS Yes No No No
As nouns, TSS is a hyponym of syndrome; that is, TSS is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than syndrome:
  • syndrome: a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
  • 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
syndrome (noun) TSS (noun)
a complex of concurrent things 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
a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
Difference between syndrome and TSS

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