staph

[staf]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1930–35; by shortening

staff, staph.
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staph (stāf)
n.
Staphylococcus.


staph adj.

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Staph is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
staph
staphylococcus
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Example sentences
Snow had been hospitalized on and off for the past two months with a staph
  infection.
He was taken to the hospital, where tests later showed that his catheter had
  become infected with antibiotic-resistant staph.
Unfortunately, his body rejected the organ and he died from a staph infection.
Staph can enter the body through breaks in the skin and sometimes cause
  infection.
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