Definition of Streptococcal in English :
Define Streptococcal in English
Streptococcal meaning in English
Meaning of Streptococcal in English
Pronunciation of Streptococcal in English
Streptococcal pronunciation in English
Pronounce Streptococcal in English
Streptococcal
see synonyms of streptococcalAdjective
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Streptococcal
see synonyms of streptococcalnoun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒkaɪ, US English -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: strepCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Streptococcal
see synonyms of streptococcal nounWord forms: plural ˌstreptoˈcocˌci (ˌstrɛptəˈkɑkˌsaɪ
; strepˌtəkäkˈsīˌ)
any of a genus (Streptococcus) of spherical, Gram-positive bacteria that divide in only one plane and occur generally in chains: some species cause various serious diseases
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Streptococcal
see synonyms of streptococcaln. pl. strep·to·coc·ci (-kŏksī, -kŏkī)
Any of various round gram-positive bacteria of the genus Streptococcus that occur in pairs or chains and can cause various infections in humans, including strep throat, erysipelas, and scarlet fever.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.