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Cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
Answer for the clue "Cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis ", 12 letters:
streptococci
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Word definitions for streptococci in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: streptococcus , strep ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of streptococcus English)
Usage examples of streptococci.
Every human being carries with him the seeds of infection, from oral bacteria to intestinal flora, and even often streptococci in the hair follicles of the skin.
This was all somehow related to everyday group A beta-hemolytic streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus, which Hammer could not comprehend beyond figuring out that the microscopic bastards were eating her husband alive.