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staphylo-

staphylo- prefix: pertaining to a microorganism cluster with a grape-like arrangement.

Prefix

staphylo-

  1. Pertaining to a microorganism cluster with a grape-like arrangement.
  2. Pertaining to the uvula.

Forms of staphylo-

alternative formstaphyl-

Origin of staphylo-

From Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “bunch of grapes”). By surface analysis, staphyl- + -o-.

Questions about staphylo-

What does staphylo- mean?
Staphylo- means pertaining to a microorganism cluster with a grape-like arrangement.
What part of speech is staphylo-?
Staphylo- is a prefix.

Words near staphylo- in the dictionary

  1. staphylinidologists
  2. staphylinids
  3. staphylinoid
  4. staphylinoids
  5. staphylitis
  6. staphylo-
  7. staphylobactin
  8. staphylocidal
  9. staphylocoagulase
  10. staphylococcal
  11. staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

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