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1. (n.) staphylococcus
any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, are pathogenic.
Etymology: (1885–90; < NL < Gk staphyl(ē) bunch of grapes + NL
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1. (noun) staphylococcus, staphylococci, staph
spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
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1. Staphylococcus
A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, coccoid bacteria. Its organisms occur singly, in pairs, and in tetrads and characteristically divide in more than one plane to form irregular clusters. Natural populations of Staphylococcus are membranes of warm-blooded animals. Some species are opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals.
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