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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024staph•y•lo•coc•cus /ˌstæfələˈkɑkəs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -coc•ci /-ˈkɑksaɪ/USA pronunciation . - Microbiologya type of bacteria with a round shape.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024staph•y•lo•coc•cus (staf′ə lə kok′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -coc•ci (-kok′sī).USA pronunciation [Bacteriol.]- Microbiologyany 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.
- Neo-Latin; see staphylo-, coccus
- 1885–90;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: staphylococcus /ˌstæfɪləʊˈkɒkəs/ n ( pl -cocci / -ˈkɒkaɪ US: -ˈkɒksaɪ/)- any spherical Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, typically occurring in clusters and including many pathogenic species, causing boils, infection in wounds, and septicaemia: family Micrococcaceae
Often shortened to: staph
Etymology: 19th Century: from staphylo- (in the sense: like a bunch of grapes) + coccus so called because of their shapestaphylococcal /ˌstæfɪləʊˈkɒkəl/ adj |