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Noun: staph  staf
  1. Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils, septicemia or infections
    - staphylococcus, staphylococci

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Derived forms: staphs

Type of: cocci, coccus

Part of: genus Staphylococcus

Encyclopedia: Staph