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

plural of chronic toxicity

plural of toxic megacolon

Synonym of toxic oil syndrome

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

Alternative form of nontoxic

Any waste that can cause death or injury to living creatures, especially poisonous chemical compounds.

plural of toxic shock 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.