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STAPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
Synonyms:
staph; staphylococci; staphylococcus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("staph" is a kind of...):
cocci; coccus (any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria)
Holonyms ("staph" is a member of...):
genus Staphylococcus (includes many pathogenic species)
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