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streptococcus

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strep=to=coc=cus

CIDE DICTIONARY

streptococcusn. [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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