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Staphylococcus

🔄 Synonyms of "Staphylococcus"

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Word	Definition
staphnoun	Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.
staphylococcinoun	spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Staphylococcus"

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Word	Definition
staphnoun	Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.
aureusnoun	(historical) A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.
mrsanoun	(microbiology, medicine) Initialism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; a bacterium responsible for serious infections.
mssanoun	(microbiology, medicine) Initialism of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; a skin infection that is not resistant to certain antibiotics.
staphylophagenoun	A phage associated with staphylococcus bacteria
golden staphnoun	A bacterium, often found on the skin and nose, that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as Staphylococcus aureus.
streptococcusnoun	A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.
streptonoun	(informal) Clipping of streptococcus. [A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.]
ascococcusnoun	(bacteriology) A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is enclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.
streptobacillusnoun	Any bacterium of the genus Streptobacillus.
spherobacterianoun	(dated) spherical bacteria, such as those in the genus Micrococcus.
spherosporidnoun	A marine parasite of the family Sphaerosporidae
staphylanoun	A cluster of gongylidia.
macrococcusnoun	A bacterium of the genus Macrococcus.
bacillusnoun	Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
streptomycetenoun	Any bacterium of the family Streptomycetaceae
blastonoun	(medicine, colloquial) Blastomycosis.
stolburnoun	A parasitic phytoplasma; the plant disease caused by this
streptomycesnoun	Any of several bacteria, of the genus Streptomyces, found in soil, several of which produce antibiotics.
sarcosporidiumnoun	A protozoan parasite of the genus Sarcocystis.