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staphylococcus
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As a noun, staphylococcus means a spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
Meanings of staphylococcus
2 meaningsnoun
A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infectionsanimal
Similar: staphylococci, staph
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noun: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to f…
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