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Noun: staphylococci
  1. Spherical bacteria often causing skin infections
    "The doctor prescribed antibiotics to treat the staphylococci infection";
    - staphylococcus, staph [informal]

Type of: cocci, coccus

Part of: genus Staphylococcus

Encyclopedia: Staphylococci