"ORSA" meaning in English

See ORSA in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ORSAs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ORSA (plural ORSAs)
  1. (microbiology, medicine) Initialism of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; synonym of MRSA, now seldom used Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (extra: synonym of MRSA, now seldom used) Categories (topical): Medicine, Microbiology
    Sense id: en-ORSA-en-noun-YlSWPXb0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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