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staph⋅y⋅lo⋅coc⋅cus

  [staf-uh-luh-kok-uhs]
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–noun, plural -coc⋅ci  [-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.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL; see staphylo-, coccus

Related forms:
staph⋅y⋅lo⋅coc⋅cal  [staf-uh-luh-kok-uhl] , staph⋅y⋅lo⋅coc⋅cic  [staf-uh-luh-kok-sik] , adjective
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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 grapelike clusters and causing boils, septicemia, and other infections.
staph'y·lo·coc'cal (-kŏk'əl), staph'y·lo·coc'cic (-kŏk'sĭk, -kŏk'ĭk) adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

staphylococcus [(staf-uh-loh-kok-uhs)]

A category of bacteria that can cause boils, blood poisoning, and other serious infections.

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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

Main Entry: staph·y·lo·coc·cus
Pronunciation: "staf-&-lO-'käk-&s
Function: noun
1 capitalized : agenus of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria of the family Micrococcaceae that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include pathogens (as S. aureus) whichinfect the skin and mucous membranes
2 plural staph·y·lo·coc·ci /-'käk-"(s)I/ : any bacterium of the genusStaphylococcus; broadly : MICROCOCCUS 2
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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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