| staphylolysin | 1. A haemolysin elaborated by a staphylococcus. 2. An antibody causing lysis of staphylococci. Synonym: staphylococcolysin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| staphyloma | <clinical sign, ophthalmology> A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. A bunch of grapes. (06 Mar 1998) |
| staphylomatous | <medicine> Of or pertaining to staphyloma; affected with staphyloma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staphylopharyngorrhaphy | Surgical repair of defects in the uvula or soft palate and the pharynx. Synonym: palatopharyngorrhaphy. Origin: staphylo-+ pharynx + G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphyloplasty | <surgery> The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when it has been lost. Staphyloplas"tic. Origin: Gr. A bunch of grapes, also, the uvula when swollen at the lower end + -plasty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staphyloplegia | Paralysis of the muscles of the soft palate. Synonym: staphyloplegia. Origin: palato-+ G. Plege, stroke (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphyloptosis | Synonym: uvuloptosis. Origin: staphylo-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylorrhaphy | Synonym: palatorrhaphy. Origin: staphylo-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| staphylotomy | <surgery> The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting. Origin: Gr. The uvula when swollen + to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staphylotoxin | The toxin elaborated by any species of Staphylococcus. See: staphylohemolysin. Origin: staphylo-+ G. Toxikon, poison (05 Mar 2000) |