staph

[ staf ]

noun

, Informal.

1. staphylococcus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of staph¹

First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening

Example Sentences

That means they looked at when the gene for this enzyme might have evolved in staph bacteria and in which species it ended up.

From Science News For Students

Or … whole swaths of the planet could be ravaged by drug-resistant strains of staph infection or tuberculosis.

From The Daily Beast