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STAPHYLOCOCCAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria
Example:
a staphylococcal infection
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
staphylococcus (spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections)
Derivation:
staphylococcus (spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections)
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