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staphylococcus
OXFORD DICTIONARY
staphylococcus, n. (pl. staphylococci) any bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in grapelike clusters, and sometimes causing pus formation usu. in the skin and mucous membranes of animals.
Derivative
staphylococcal adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk staphule bunch of grapes + kokkos berry
THESAURUS
staphylococcus
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