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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024strep•to•coc•cus /ˌstrɛptəˈkɑkəs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -coc•ci /-ˈkɑksaɪ, -si/USA pronunciation . - a round bacteria occurring in pairs or chains:Certain streptococci cause such diseases as tonsillitis, pneumonia, and scarlet fever.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strep•to•coc•cus (strep′tə kok′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -coc•ci (-kok′sī, -sē).USA pronunciation [Bacteriol.]- Microbiologyany of several spherical or oval bacteria of the genus Streptococcus, occurring in pairs or chains, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, causing scarlet fever, tonsillitis, etc.
- Neo-Latin; see strepto-, coccus
- 1875–80;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: streptococcus /ˌstrɛptəʊˈkɒkəs/ n ( pl -cocci / -ˈkɒkaɪ US: -ˈkɒksaɪ/)- any Gram-positive spherical bacterium of the genus Streptococcus, typically occurring in chains and including many pathogenic species, such as S. pyogenes, which causes scarlet fever, sore throat, etc: family Lactobacillaceae
Often shortened to: strep
streptococcal /ˌstrɛptəʊˈkɒkəl/, rare streptococcic /ˌstrɛptəʊˈkɒkɪk US: -ˈkɒksɪk/ adj |