streptococcus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

streptococcus
    n 1: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or
         chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn:
         {streptococcus}, {streptococci}, {strep}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 Moby Thesaurus words for "streptococcus":
      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

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