Medical Dictionary
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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