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noun
Ellipsis of strep throat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A streptococcus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: strepto
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Clipping of streptocarpus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: strepto
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to or caused by streptococci
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: streptococcal, streptococcic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: streptococcus, streptococci
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
History
Clipping of streptococcus.
Clipping of streptocarpus.
