staph
21staph — noun 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) …
22ly|so|staph|in — «LY suh STAF uhn», noun. an enzyme that destroys staphylococcal bacteria by disintegrating the bacterial cell wall. ╂[< Greek lýsis a loosening + English staph(ylococci) + in] …
23golden staph — noun A bacterium often found in microorganisms on the skin and nose that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as staphylococcus aureus …
24golden staph — /goʊldən ˈstæf/ (say gohlduhn staf) noun a pathogenic species of staphylococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, which causes boils, septic infections, bacterial food poisoning, etc., and usually forms a golden pigment …
25staff — staph …
26paths — staph …
27staphyleaceae — staph·y·le·a·ce·ae …
28staphyloma — staph·y·lo·ma …
29staff — staph …
30staphyloplasty — staph·y·lo·plas·ty (stăfʹə lō plăs tē) n. pl. staph·y·lo·plas·ties Plastic surgery of the uvula and the soft palate. staph y·lo·plasʹtic adj. * * * …
