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streptocarpus |
streptococcal |
streptococcal sore throat |
streptococci |
streptococcic |
streptococcus
| streptococcus anhemolyticus
| streptococcus tonsilitis
| streptodornase
| streptokinase
| streptolysin
streptococcus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun streptococcus has 1 sense
- streptococcus(n = noun.animal) strep, streptococci - spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis; Array is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
is a member of genus streptococcus
Derived form adjective streptococcal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
streptococcus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pliant, curved + a grain, seed.].
A long or short chain of micrococci, more or less curved. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
streptococcus, n. (pl. streptococci) any bacterium of the genus Streptococcus, usu. occurring in chains, some of which cause infectious diseases.
Derivative
streptococcal adj.
Etymology
Gk streptos twisted f. strepho turn + COCCUS
THESAURUS
streptococcus
adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus, disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold, nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore, staphylococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus
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