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nounspherical 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 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
- 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