Staphylococcus

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  staphylococcus
       n : spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form
           irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or
           infections [syn: {staphylococci}, {staph}]
       [also: {staphylococci} (pl)]



From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "staphylococcus":
     adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe,
     anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus,
     disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus,
     filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria,
     gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold,
     nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon,
     reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore,
     streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus