staph
SaySTAF/stæf/
Pluralstaphs
- 1A common kind of germ that can get into cuts and cause sores and other infections.
Like tiny bugs, too small to see, that slip into a cut and make it sore.
The nurse cleaned the wound carefully to keep staph from getting in.
He picked up a staph infection a few days after his surgery.
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Origin
A short form of the word "staphylococcus."