staph
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staph
staphylococcus, a parasitic bacteria: a staph infection
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staff – a pole or stick; personnel: The entire staff will attend the conference.
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staph
(stăf)n. Informal
Staphylococcus.
staph adj.
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staph
(stæf)n
a short form of staphylococcus
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staph
(stæf)n.
staphylococcus.
[1930–35; by shortening]
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| Noun | 1. | staph - spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections genus Staphylococcus - includes many pathogenic species |
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