staph

[ staf ]

/ stæf /

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noun Informal.

staphylococcus.

Nearby words

stapedial, stapediotenotomy, stapelia, stapes, stapes-mobilization operation, staph, staphylectomy, staphyledema, staphyline, staphylinid, staphylion

Origin of staph

First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening

Can be confused

staff staph

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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST

Medicine definitions for staph

staph

[ stăf ]

n.

Staphylococcus.

Related forms

staph adj.

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