staphylococcal
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˌstæfɪləˈkɒkəl/
- Specialized
:
estafilocócico
- His sputum showed the presence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcal aureus bacteria.
- staphylococcal infection
- staphylococcal aureus
- staphylococcal food poisoning
Examples
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The short incubation period suggested staphylococcal or Bacillus cereus food poisoning.
Academic text (1997) -
Further studies are needed to evaluate if efforts to eliminate S. aureus and other Staphylococcal species are associated with clinical improvement of AD.
Academic text (2007) -
Results of previous studies confirmed our results regarding increased staphylococcal skin colonization of affected and normal skin in patients with AD compared with controls.
Academic text (2007) -
Iron availability plays an essential role in staphylococcal pathogenesis.
Blog text (23) -
The FDA found all staphylococcal isolates to be enterotoxigenic.
Academic text (1997) -
Herein, we show that the staphylococcal iron-hydroxamate uptake system is important.
Blog text (23) -
Furthermore, the protein was found to be up-regulated in infected tissues and was required for staphylococcal dissemination and abscess formation.
Blog text (23) -
Vancomycin therapy for staphylococcal infections in IVDU patients should be considered until results concerning the antibiotic sensitivities become available.
Academic text (1996) -
To shed light on the overall performance of the abattoirs, the authors calculated the mean distribution of total viable counts and staphylococcal counts among the abattoirs.
Academic text (2006) -
The doctor diagnosed her with a staphylococcal infection on her skin.
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.3
A skin or wound illness caused by bacteria that makes pus and painful lumps
- Specialized
A poison made by some staph bacteria that makes people sick after they eat bad food
A poison made by a kind of bacteria that can make people very sick
Surface Forms
Morphology
staphylococcal = staphylococcus (semi-transparent) = staphylococcus + al
This is a regular adjective formation from the technical noun 'staphylococcus', but the base term is specialized scientific vocabulary rather than everyday English.
Etymology
Staphylococcal comes from the parts staphylo and coccus, where staphylo means 'a bunch of grapes' and coccus means 'a berry'. So a staphylococcal infection is one caused by bacteria that look like little grape-like berries, which is why doctors use this word for that kind of germ.