葡萄球菌

pútaoqiújūn
noun #24,086

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 staphylococcus
  2. 2 staph bacteria

Examples

Shāngkǒu gǎnrǎn le pútaoqiújūn, xūyào yòng kàngshēngsù zhìliáo.
The wound was infected with staphylococcus and needed antibiotic treatment.
Jīnhuángsè pútaoqiújūn shì chángjiàn de shíwù zhòngdú bìngyuántǐ.
Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen for food poisoning.
Yīyuàn lǐ nài jiǎyǎng xīlín pútaoqiújūn de gǎnrǎn shì gè dà wèntí.
MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus) infections are a big problem in hospitals.

Tips

memory
葡萄 = grapes, = ball/sphere, = bacteria/fungus. Staphylococci cluster together in round groups resembling a bunch of grapes — so Chinese named them 'grape-ball bacteria'. The Greek 'staphylo-' also means bunch of grapes!

Stroke Order

táo
qiú
jūn