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staph

[ staf ]

/ stæf /

noun Informal.

staphylococcus.

Origin of staph

First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH staph

staff staph

Words nearby staph

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

Example sentences 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

Medical definitions for staph

staph

[ stăf ]

n.

Staphylococcus.

Other words from staph

staph adj.