aureus
Americannoun
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aurei
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of aureus
1600–10; < Latin: literally, golden
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Higher levels of antibodies targeting common microbes, including Staphylococcus aureus, RSV and human respirovirus 3, were associated with stronger responses to COVID-19 vaccines.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
There is no licensed vaccine for staph aureus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The team showed the vaccine also protects against two species of bacteria - Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Vaccines currently in development for Staphylococcus aureus infections, including MRSA, might have the side effect of fighting atopic dermatitis, cellulitis and impetigo — maybe even acne.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
He understood the aureus calculus and could cast a horoscope with any man living.
From Pretty Michal by Mór Jókai
The five aurei promised him by Menecreta sharpened his resourceful wits.
From "Unto Caesar" by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
The usual form to constitute two or more joint promisors is as follows,—'Maevius, do you promise to give five aurei?
From The Institutes of Justinian by John Baron Moyle
Nay! an thy daughter hath so many perfections, thou'lt not purchase her for twenty aurei.
From "Unto Caesar" by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
He had fixed her price as fifty aurei, and Menecreta had saved just one half that amount when fate and the vengeance of the populace overtook the extortioner.
From "Unto Caesar" by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
A front tooth is worth 16s., solidi aurei; their loss being a disfigurement; but a back tooth is worth only 8s.
From Roman and the Teuton by Charles Kingsley
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