staphylococci
ə noun, plural staph·y·lo·coc·ci 
[-kok-sahy] . Bacteriology.
[-kok-sahy] . Bacteriology. any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, can be pathogenic for humans.
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| —n , pl -cocci | |
| Often shortened to: staph any spherical Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, typically occurring in clusters and including many pathogenic species, causing boils, infection in wounds, and septicaemia: family Micrococcaceae | |
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| staphylococcal | |
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Word Origin & History
staphylococcus
1887, Mod.L., the genus name, coined (on model of streptococcus) in 1882 by Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist Alexander Ogston (1844-1929), from Gk. staphyle "bunch of grapes" (see staff) + Mod.L. coccus "spherical bacterium," from Gk.
kokkos "berry, grain." So called because the bacteria usually bunch together in irregular masses. Colloquial short form staph is attested from 1933.
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Medical Dictionary
staphylococcus staph·y·lo·coc·cus (stāf'ə-lō-kŏk'əs)
n. pl. staph·y·lo·coc·ci (-kŏk'sī, -kŏk'ī)
A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, usually occurring in clusters and causing boils, septicemia, and other infections.
staph'y·lo·coc'cal (-kŏk'əl) or staph'y·lo·coc·'cic (-kŏk'sĭk, -kŏk'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
| staphylococcus (stāf'ə-lō-kŏk'əs) Pronunciation Key
Plural staphylococci (stāf'ə-lō-kŏk'sī, -kŏk'ī) Any of various bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus that are gram-positive cocci and are normally found on the skin and mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals. Pathogenic strains such as S. aureus commonly cause infections of the skin, bones, lungs and other organs. Some staphylococcal disease, such as food poisoning, is caused by a toxin produced by the bacteria. |
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staphylococcus [(staf-uh-loh-kok-uhs)]A category of bacteria that can cause boils, blood poisoning, and other serious infections.
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