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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.

staphylo-

combining_form

  1. uvula

    staphyloplasty

  2. resembling a bunch of grapes

    staphylococcus

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of staphylo-1

Combining form representing Greek ٲḗ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of staphylo-1

from Greek ٲܱŧ bunch of grapes, uvula

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