Hypertext Webster Gateway: "streptococci"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
streptococci
n : spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or
chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: {streptococcus},
{strep}]
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