staphylococcˈus noun (pl staphylococcˈi)

(Gr kokkos a grain) a Gram-positive spherical bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, found in clustered masses and producing exotoxins which can cause serious infections such as osteomyelitis, pneumonia, boils, abscesses, etc (informal shortening staph)

staphylōˈma noun

Abnormal protrusion of the sclera or of the cornea

staphˈyloplasty noun (surgery)

Plastic surgery involving the soft palate and the uvula

staphylorrhˈaphy noun

(Gr rhaphē stitching) the operation of uniting a cleft palate