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Definitions of staphylococcus
  1. noun
    spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

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  • tss syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
  • staphylococcal of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria
  • toxic shock syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
  • toxic shock syndrome syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
  • staphylococcal enterotoxin a soluble exotoxin produced by some strains of staphylococcus; a cause of food poisoning
  • staphylococcal infection an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation
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