staphylococcus

Pronunciation: /ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/

The English word “staphylococcus” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.

Borrowed from translingual Staphylococcus. By surface analysis, staphylo- + -coccus.

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