What does "tss" mean?

Initialism of toxic shock syndrome.

What is a synonym for "tss"?

Common synonyms include: toxic shock, toxic shock, toxic shock syndrome.

/[t͡sːː]/ intj, noun

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Noun

1
Initialism of toxic shock syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2
plural of TS form-of, plural
3
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 wordnet
4
Initialism of total suspended solids: a measure of water quality. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
5
Initialism of total sum of squares. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Intj

1
A hissing sound.
"When the woman held the sausage over the open fire, the drops of fat went tss-tsss on the coals and the flames turned a lovely blue colour."

"When the woman held the sausage over the open fire, the drops of fat went tss-tsss on the coals and the flames turned a lovely blue colour."

Imitative.

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