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staph

[staf]

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noun Informal.

staphylococcus.

Origin of staph

First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening

Can be confusedstaff staph

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Examples from the Web for staph

Contemporary Examples of staph

Or … whole swaths of the planet could be ravaged by drug-resistant strains of staph infection or tuberculosis.
Plague or Plenty? New Report Envisions the World in 2030
Eli Lake
December 11, 2012

Word Origin and History for staph

colloquial short form of staphylococcus, attested from 1933.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

staph in Medicine

staph

[stăf]

n.

Staphylococcus.

Related formsstaph adj.

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