transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkä-kəs ]
noun
( plural staph·y·lo·coc·ci -ˈkä-ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē; -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -(ˌ)sē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek staphylē bunch of grapes + New Latin -coccus
Date: 1887
: any of a genus ( Staphylococcus ) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs or tetrads, or in irregular clusters and include causative agents of various diseases (as skin infections, food poisoning, and endocarditis)