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staphylococcal

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staph·y·lo·coc·cus  (stf-l-kks)
n. pl. staph·y·lo·coc·ci (-kks, -kk)
A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, usually occurring in grapelike clusters and causing boils, septicemia, and other infections.
staphy·lo·coccal (-kkl), staphy·lo·coccic (-kksk, -kkk) adj.
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Adj.1.staphylococcal - of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria; "a staphylococcal infection"
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