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staphylococcosis

staphylococcosis noun: clinically apparent staphylococcal infection; disease caused by staphylococci.

Noun

staphylococcosis (countable and uncountable, plural staphylococcoses)

  1. Clinically apparent staphylococcal infection; disease caused by staphylococci.

Forms of staphylococcosis

pluralstaphylococcoses

Origin of staphylococcosis

From translingual Staphylococcus + -osis.

Questions about staphylococcosis

What does staphylococcosis mean?
Staphylococcosis means clinically apparent staphylococcal infection; disease caused by staphylococci.
What part of speech is staphylococcosis?
Staphylococcosis is a noun.
What is the plural of staphylococcosis?
The plural of staphylococcosis is staphylococcoses.

Words near staphylococcosis in the dictionary

  1. staphylococcic
  2. staphylococcicidal
  3. staphylococcin
  4. staphylococcins
  5. staphylococcoses
  6. staphylococcosis
  7. staphylococcus
  8. staphylococcuses
  9. staphyloferrin
  10. staphyloferrins
  11. staphylokinase

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