Streptococcus

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  streptococcus
       n : spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or
           chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: {streptococci},
            {strep}]
       [also: {streptococci} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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