staphylococcus

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
staphylococcus /ˌstafɪlə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/

▶noun (pl. staphylococci /-ˈkɒk(s)ʌɪ, -ˈkɒk(s)iː/) a bacterium of a genus including many pathogenic kinds that cause pus formation. [Genus Staphylococcus.]

– derivatives
staphylococcal adjective.

– origin mod. L., from Gk staphulē ‘bunch of grapes’ + kokkos ‘berry’.

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