Aureus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A Roman gold coin equivalent to 100 sesterces or 25 denarii, first minted in the first century b. c., and issued under the empire till the reign of Constantine I., who substituted for it the gold solidus.
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  • noun. A gold coin minted during the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C. to 309 A.D., equal to 25 denarii.
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    "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunist – any ‘opening’, for example: intro of an i.v. line; suture lines, etc. can become host to this ‘nasty bug’."
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