'Streptococcus' definitions:
Definition of 'streptococcus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: streptococcus, streptococci, strep]
Definition of 'Streptococcus'
From: 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. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'streptococcus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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