First Known Use: 1877
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streptococcus
noun strep·to·coc·cus \-ˈkä-kəs\
medical : a type of bacteria that causes diseases in people and animals
plural strep·to·coc·ci\-ˈkä-ˌkī, -(ˌ)kē; -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -(ˌ)sē\
Full Definition of STREPTOCOCCUS
: any of a genus (Streptococcus) of spherical or ovoid chiefly nonmotile and parasitic gram-positive bacteria that divide only in one plane, occur in pairs or chains, and include important pathogens of humans and domestic animals; broadly : a coccus occurring in chains
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streptococcus
noun strep·to·coc·cus \-ˈkäk-əs\
Medical Definition of STREPTOCOCCUS
1
capitalized : a genus of spherical or ovoid chiefly nonmotile and parasitic gram-positive bacteria (family Streptococcaceae) that divide only in one plane, occur in pairs or chains, and include important pathogens of humans and domestic animals
2
plural strep·to·coc·ci \-ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī\ : any bacterium of the genus Streptococcus; broadly : a coccus occurring in chains
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