STAPHYLOCOCCAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria

Example:

a staphylococcal infection

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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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