Streptococcus Definition

strĕptə-kŏkəs
streptococci
noun
streptococci
Any of a genus (Streptococcus) of spherical, Gram-positive bacteria that divide in only one plane and occur generally in chains: some species cause various serious diseases.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • strep
  • streptococci
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Streptococcaceae "” the streptococcus bacteria.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Streptococcus

Noun

Singular:
streptococcus
Plural:
streptococci

Origin of Streptococcus

  • Morphologically a compound of strepto- +"Ž -coccus. They grow in chains or pairs, thus the name "” from Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptos, “twisted, pliant"), like a chain.

    From Wiktionary

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