Home › Words › S › staphylococcosisstaphylococcosisstaphylococcosis means clinically apparent staphylococcal infection; disease caused by staphylococci.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, staphylococcosis ranks #41,906 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom translingual Staphylococcus + -osis.nounClinically apparent staphylococcal infection; disease caused by staphylococci.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.staphylococcic 66% match — Relating to staphylococcus. vs staphylococcosis →streptococcosis 60% match — streptococcal infection vs staphylococcosis →clostridiosis 60% match — Infection with a clostridium. vs staphylococcosis →coccidiosis 57% match — The disease caused by coccidian infection. vs staphylococcosis →enterococcosis 56% match — Disease caused by enterococci, such as avian enterococcosis in poultry or enterococcal infection in people with immunodeficiency. vs staphylococcosis →coxiellosis 56% match — Any disease caused by infection with Coxiella bacteria vs staphylococcosis →rhodococosis 54% match — infection with bacteria of the genus Rhodococcus. vs staphylococcosis →necrobacillosis 54% match — infection with necrotic bacilli vs staphylococcosis →