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syndrome vs toxic shock

toxic shock vs syndrome

syndrome and toxic shock both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
syndrome Yes No No No
toxic shock Yes No No No
As nouns, toxic shock is a hyponym of syndrome; that is, toxic shock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than syndrome:
  • syndrome: a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
  • toxic shock: 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) toxic shock (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 toxic shock

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