noun
toxic epidermal necrosis; TEN
A severe, life-threatening skin reaction often triggered by medications. Medical term; not used in everyday conversation.
中毒性表皮壊死症は、薬剤が原因で起こることが多い重篤な皮膚疾患です。
Toxic epidermal necrosis is a severe skin condition often caused by medication.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a related but less severe condition on the same spectrum of severe cutaneous adverse reactions.
A compound of 中毒 (poisoning), 性 (nature), 表皮 (epidermis), 壊死 (necrosis), and 症 (condition). The term is a direct medical translation.