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scrub suit

noun

: a loose-fitting, two-piece garment worn by hospital staff
She put on her inner surgical gloves and sealed them to the sleeves of her scrub suitRichard Preston, The New Yorker

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“Scrub suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/scrub%20suit. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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