Definition of Staphylococcus

Noun: staphylococcus (staphylococci)  ,sta-fu-lu'kó-kus or ,sta-fu-low'kó-kus

1. Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils, septicemia or infections
   - staphylococci, staph

See also:
staphylococcic
staple