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staphylo-

  1. a combining form borrowed from Greek, where it meant “bunch of grapes,” “uvula,” used with these meanings, and also with reference to the palate and to staphylococci, in the formation of compound words: staphyloplasty.
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Origin of staphylo-

combining form representing Greek staphylḗ
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British Dictionary definitions for staphylo

staphylo-

combining form
  1. uvulastaphyloplasty
  2. resembling a bunch of grapesstaphylococcus
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Word Origin

from Greek staphulē bunch of grapes, uvula
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staphylo in Medicine

staphylo-

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  1. Cluster; resembling a cluster:staphylococcus.
  2. The uvula:staphyledema.
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