Meaning of STREPTOCOCCUS
| Pronunciation: | | `streptu'kâkus
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis |
| |
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | strep, streptococci |
| |
| | See Also: | | eubacteria, eubacterium, genus Streptococcus, true bacteria | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \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.
|
| |
| Biology Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | Streptococcus is a genus of spherical, nonmotile, Gram-positive bacteria that grown in pairs or chains; its members cause diseases such as strep throat, tonsillitis, bacterial pneumonia, scarlet fever and rheumatic fever. |
| |
|
|