Killing staphylococci.

(anatomy) A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum and is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone; it is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, serving to stabilize the stapes to check and dampen its vibration.

A bacterium, often found on the skin and nose, that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as Staphylococcus aureus.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stapes

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(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.

(zoology) Any of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles.

plural of staphylinid

plural of stapelia

(botany) Any of the genus Stapelia of low-growing succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa, and often giving off an odour of rotten flesh.