Definitions for STAPHstæf
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
staphstæf(n.)
staphylococcus.
Category: Microbiology
Origin of staph:
1930–35; by shortening
Princeton's WordNet
staphylococcus, staphylococci, staph(noun)
spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
Wiktionary
staph(Noun)
Staphylococcus bacteria and its infection.
Origin: From staphylo + coccus
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