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Staph

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Informal Staphylococcus.

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n. Staphylococcus bacteria and its infection.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

Word Usage

"Shakily, she picked her way carefully down the steps, wondering what the treatment would be like, and why she had never heard the word staph before.2"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cocci Coccus

Form

golden staph

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Graf Naff Taff behalf calf

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

staphylococcus gondii saltsince helminth papillomavirus