staphylococcus

ˌstæfɪləˈkɒkəs

staphylococci

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Definition of staphylococcus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

microbe

TECH.

spherical bacterium forming clusters that can cause infections

TECH.

Staphylococcus can cause skin infections and boils.
Staphylococcus can lead to serious skin infections.
Researchers are studying how staphylococcus spreads in hospitals.

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spherical bacterium forming clusters that can cause infections

Origin of staphylococcus

Greek, staphyle (bunch of grapes) + kokkos (berry)

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staph

bacteria

short for staphylococcus, a type of bacteria

CA-MRSA

abbr.

abr: Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

type of bacteria resistant to some antibiotics

coagulase

biochemistry

enzyme from Staphylococcus converting fibrinogen to fibrin

golden staph

medical

bacterium causing infections known as Staphylococcus aureus

MRSA

acr.

acr: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

type of bacteria resistant to some antibiotics

MSSA

acr.

acr: methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

bacteria type treatable with methicillin

staphylococcal

adj.

biology

relating to staphylococcus bacteria

VRSA

acr.

acr: vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

type of bacteria resistant to vancomycin

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French:staphylocoque, ...
German:Staphylokokkus, ...
Italian:stafilococco, ...
Spanish:estafilococo, ...
Portuguese:staphylococcus, ...
Chinese:葡萄球菌, ...
Japanese:スタフィロコッカス, ...
Arabic:عُنْقُودِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:סְטַפִּילוֹקוֹקוּס, ...
Russian:стафилококк, ...
Ukrainian:стафілокок, ...
Hindi:स्फेरिकल बैक्टीरिया, ...
Bengali:স্ট্যাফিলোকোকাস, ...
Catalan:estafilococ, ...
Czech:stafylokok, ...
Danish:stafylokok, ...
Dutch:stafylokok, ...
Greek:σταφυλόκοκκος, ...
Hungarian:staphylococcus, ...
Khmer:ស្តាហ្វីឡូកូក, ...
Korean:포도상구균, ...
Persian:استافیلوکوک, ...
Polish:gronkowiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):estafilococo, ...
Romanian:stafilococ, ...
Swedish:stafylokock, ...
Thai:เชื้อสแตฟิโลคอกคัส, ...
Turkish:stafilokok, ...
Vietnamese:tụ cầu khuẩn, ...

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