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staphylo-
- 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
- uvula
staphyloplasty
- resembling a bunch of grapes
staphylococcus
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Origin of staphylo-1
Combining form representing Greek staphylḗ
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Word History and Origins
Origin of staphylo-1
from Greek staphulē bunch of grapes, uvula
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