plural of toxic megacolon

(medicine) An acute and severe form of megacolon, usually a complication of inflammatory bowel disease.

plural of chronic toxicity

(gender theory) Those aspects of traditional femininity perceived to reinforce neuroticism, hysteria and other negative qualities, theorized as a component of feminine ideology, particularly in the United States.

plural of acute toxicity

(social sciences, media criticism) Those aspects of traditional masculinity perceived to reinforce aggression, emotionlessness and other negative qualities.

Synonym of toxic oil syndrome

An unusual disease that broke out in Spain in 1981, resembling a lung infection but unaffected by antibiotics, caused by the consumption of imported rapeseed oil, intended for industrial use, that had been sold as olive oil.

(pathology) An acute infection by Staphylococcus bacteria, characterised by sudden high fever, muscle aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and fainting, abbreviated TSS.

plural of toxic shock syndrome