STAPH

staphylococcus, staphylococci, staph

(noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

staph (countable and uncountable, plural staphs)

Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

Anagrams

• Spath, paths, phats, shapt, spath

Source: Wiktionary



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