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[syn: streptococcus, streptococci, strep]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Streptococcus \Strep`to*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Streptococci. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ? pliant, curved + ? a grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A long or short chain of micrococci, more or less curved.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
streptococcus
n 1: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or
chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn:
streptococcus, streptococci, strep]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "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