STAPHYLOCOCCAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does staphylococcal mean? 

• STAPHYLOCOCCAL (adjective)
  The adjective STAPHYLOCOCCAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria

  Familiarity information: STAPHYLOCOCCAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAPHYLOCOCCAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a staphylococcal infection

Pertainym:

staphylococcus (spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections)

Derivation:

staphylococcus (spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections)

 Context examples 

It is usually caused by staphylococcal (staph) bacteria, but it can also be caused by streptococcal (strep) bacteria.

(Impetigo, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

The affibody is an optimized antibody mimetic based on a 6.5-kDa 3-helical bundle Z domain derived from the staphylococcal protein A (Z her2:342); the nonbinding surface of the Z domain is reengineered (Z her2:2891) to increase binding affinity for HER2 and to improve tumor imaging.

(Gallium Ga 68-labeled Affibody ABY-025, NCI Thesaurus)

A recombinant fusion protein consisting of the antigen-binding fragment of a monoclonal antibody directed towards the tumor-associated oncofetal trophoblast glycoprotein antigen 5T4 attached to a mutated form of superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin E (SEA/E-120), with immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.

(Naptumomab Estafenatox, NCI Thesaurus)