Meaning & use
scrubs
Loose, lightweight clothing worn by surgeons, nurses, and other medical staff, especially in operating rooms.
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The nurse changed into clean scrubs before starting her overnight shift.
He still had his scrubs on when he stopped for coffee after surgery.
A note on using this word
Scrubs is almost always used in the plural, referring to the matching top and pants together as one outfit.
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