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staph

/stæf/

staph noun: staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

Noun

staph (countable and uncountable, plural staphs)

  1. Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

Forms of staph

pluralstaphs

Origin of staph

Shortening of staphylococcus.

Words formed from staph

Phrases with staph

Words that rhyme with staph

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Questions about staph

What does staph mean?
Staph means staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.
What part of speech is staph?
Staph is a noun.
How do you pronounce staph?
Staph is pronounced /stæf/.
What is the plural of staph?
The plural of staph is staphs.

Words near staph in the dictionary

  1. stapelia
  2. stapelias
  3. Stapels
  4. Stapenhill
  5. stapes
  6. staph
  7. Staph epi
  8. staphidine
  9. staphlokinase
  10. staphopain
  11. staphopains

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