staph
spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections • Syn: staphylococcus, staphylococci • Derivationally related forms: staphylococcal (for: staphylococcus) • Hypernyms: coccus, cocci • Member Holonyms: genus Staphylococcus
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