📖 Definitions of "Staph"
noun
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Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.
🔄 Synonyms of "Staph"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| staphylococcinoun | spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections |
| staphylococcusnoun | A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections. |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| staphylococcusnoun | A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections. |
| staphylococcinoun | spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections |
| streptococcosisnoun | streptococcal infection |
| bacteridnoun | (pathology) A bacterial infection of the skin |
| yeastnoun | An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines. |
| pneumococcusnoun | A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases |
| streptococcemianoun | The presence of streptococcus in the blood; bloodstream infection with streptococci. |
| klebs-löffler bacillusnoun | Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. |
| infectionnoun | An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host. |
| mycobacteriosisnoun | (pathology) infection by a mycobacterium |
| treponemiasisnoun | Infection by bacteria of the genus Treponema. |
| ca-mrsanoun | Community-acquired MRSA |
| cellulitisnoun | (pathology) An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection. |
| bacterial meningitisnoun | A type of meningitis caused by bacterial infection. |
| spirochetosisnoun | infection by spirochetes |
| actinobacillosisnoun | (pathology) A zoonotic disease, most commonly associated with animals, caused by the Actinobacillus bacteria, and which forms radiating structures in the tissues |
| infectious agentnoun | Synonym of pathogen. |
| enterococcusnoun | (bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics |
| toxicoinfectionnoun | (pathology) infection by a material (typically a bacterium) that produces toxins |
| koch's bacillusnoun | (now chiefly historical) The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis. |
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