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staphylococcus

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/ / /ˌstæfɪləˈkɒkəs/

noun

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

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

    “This Scottish bacteriologist accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after bacteria-killing fungus formed on staphylococci cultures he had left unattended.”