MRSA

M3R1S1A1

Initialism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; a bacterium responsible for serious infections.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

nounMRSA (usually uncountable, plural MRSAs)

plural MRSAs

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableusuallybiologyInitialism of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; a bacterium responsible for serious infections.

Translations

Finnish MRSA
  • MRSAinitialism or acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
French SARM
  • SARMinitialism or acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
German MRSA
  • MRSAinitialism or acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Italian MRSA
  • MRSAinitialism or acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Polish MRSA
  • MRSAinitialism or acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Portuguese SARM
  • SARMinitialism or acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Spanish SARM
  • SARMinitialism or acronym for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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APA

MRSA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MRSA

MLA

“MRSA.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MRSA. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MRSA,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MRSA.

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