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NOUN (1)

1. syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular collapse;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
    n 1: syndrome associated with bacterial meningitis; marked by
         sudden high fever and skin discoloration and petechiae with
         hemorrhage into the adrenal glands and cardiovascular
         collapse