strep

English Thesaurus

1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria,
definition	:	a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus streptococcus,
definition	:	a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)

derivation	:	strep, streptococcal, streptococcic,
definition	:	of or relating to or caused by streptococci (adj.pert)

2. of or relating to or caused by streptococci (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	strep, streptococci, streptococcus,
definition	:	spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis (noun.animal)

derivation	:	strep, streptococci, streptococcus,
definition	:	spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis (noun.animal)

3. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis (noun.animal)

derivation	:	strep, streptococcal, streptococcic,
definition	:	of or relating to or caused by streptococci (adj.pert)

4. of or relating to or caused by streptococci (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	strep, streptococci, streptococcus,
definition	:	spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis (noun.animal)

derivation	:	strep, streptococci, streptococcus,
definition	:	spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis (noun.animal)