strep·to·coc·cus

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• strep|to|coc|cus — «STREHP tuh KOK uhs», noun, plural coc|ci « KOK sy». any one of a group of spherical bacteria that multiply by dividing in only one direction, usually forming chains; strep. The streptococcus is a Gram positive bacterium. The various kinds… …   Useful english dictionary

• coc — an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus; chi·o·coc·ca; chlo·ro·coc·ca·les; chlo·ro·coc·cine; chlo·ro·coc·cum; chon·dro·coc·cus; chro·o·coc·ca·ce·ae; chro·o·coc·ca·les; chro·o·coc·cus; coc·ca·ce·ae; coc·ca·gee; coc·cal; coc·ce·ian; coc·ce·ian·ism; coc·ce·rin;… …   English syllables

• cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… …   English syllables

• strep — an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin; ob·strep·er·ate; ob·strep·er·ous; ob·strep·er·ous·ly; ob·strep·er·ous·ness; strep·era; strep·i·tous; strep·sic·e·ros; strep·si·ne·ma; strep·sip·tera; strep·sip·ter·al; strep·sip·ter·on; strep·si·tene; strep·ta·mine;… …   English syllables

• streptococcus — strep·to·coc·cus …   English syllables

• streptococcus — strep•to•coc•cus [[t]ˌstrɛp təˈkɒk əs[/t]] n. pl. coc•ci [[t] ˈkɒk saɪ, si[/t]] any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Streptococcus, occurring in pairs or chains, species of which cause such diseases as tonsillitis, pneumonia, and… …   From formal English to slang

• streptococcus — strep|to|coc|cus [ ,streptə kakəs ] (plural strep|to|coc|ci [ ,streptə kak,saı, ,streptə ka,kaı ] ) noun count a type of bacteria that often causes diseases, especially throat infections …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• streptococcus — strep|to|coc|cus [ˌstreptəˈkɔkəs US ˈka: ] n plural streptococci [ kaı] [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek streptos twisted + Modern Latin coccus bacterium (from Greek kokkos berry )] a ↑bacteria that causes infections, especially in …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Streptococcus — A group of bacteria, familiarly known as strep, that can (and do) cause a multitude of diseases. The name comes from the Greek strepto meaning twisted + kokkos meaning berry, and that is exactly what Strep look like under the microscope, like a… …   Medical dictionary

• Peptostreptococcus — A genus of nonmotile, anaerobic, chemoorganotrophic bacteria (family Peptococcaceae) containing spherical to ovoid, Gram positive cells that occur in pairs and short or long chains. These organisms are found in normal and pathologic female …   Medical dictionary