ˌstafəlōkäkōsə̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: New Latin, from Staphylococcus + -osis
: infection with or disease caused by staphylococci ; especially : a disease of poultry and usually of young turkeys and chickens caused by a staphylococcus ( Staphylococcus aureus ) and characterized by acute septicemia or chronic arthritis