staph
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of staph
First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening
Example Sentences
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There is no licensed vaccine for staph aureus.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Weeks later, doctors discovered he had staph infection - which is caused by staphylococcus, a germ that lives in the nose of one in three people and can enter the body through a cut.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Before Pregerson issued his ruling, one man testified that he’d been forced to sleep under another man’s bunk in a five-person cell, where he’d eventually developed a staph infection from the mold and mildew.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
In tests with E. coli and S. aureus, the bacterium that causes staph infection, the hydrogel damaged bacteria cell membranes and led to bacterial cell death.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
What doctors don't know in 1848, strep and staph do: that the broken head of Phineas is an ideal location to land.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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