American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. Informal Staphylococcus. - n. Staphylococcus
bacteria and its infection. - n. spherical Gram-positive
parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some
cause boils or septicemia or infections - From staphylococcus
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steps, wondering what the treatment would be like, and why she
had never heard the word staph before.2” “Anytime the term staph
infection is mentioned in the fight game opponents and gym mates
run for the hills.” “Today, methicillin resistant staph is
common – infection with methicillin-resistant staph is one of
the most common complications from major surgery in American
hospitals.” “Although the word staph is never mentioned in this
post, it is morbidly refreshing to hear this story come out
about Tom Brady a few days after Kellen Winslow's statements
about his infections.” “Basically,these are patients who present
more acutely ill with the lung infect