What is "staphylococci"

n. (en-irregular plural of: staphylococcus)

n. spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections [syn: staphylococcus, staph]

1. n. spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections [syn: staphylococci, staph]

2. [also: staphylococci (pl)]

See staphylococcus

1. redirect Staphylococcus