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staph
This term is a colloquial clipping of the scientific name Staphylococcus. It is used predominantly in clinical and casual medical conversations to refer to the bacteria or the resulting infection without using the full taxonomic designation. While it appears in medical charts, it carries a less formal tone than the full Latinate term.
Because it refers to a genus of bacteria, it functions as a mass noun when discussing the pathogen itself. When referring to a specific instance of an infection, it is treated as an uncountable entity, typically requiring a modifier like "a case of" or "an infection" to denote a single occurrence.
Meanings
Examples
The doctor suspected a staph infection after seeing the redness around the wound.
I hope this isn't staph because I can't afford to miss more work.
Make sure you scrub your hands thoroughly to prevent the spread of staph.
The lab results confirmed that the patient had a staph colonization in their nasal cavity.
Some strains of staph are resistant to common antibiotics.
Some strains of staph are resistant to common antibiotics.
The athlete contracted staph through a small cut on his leg during the game.
I need to get this swabbed to see if it is staph.