Crossword clues for streptococci
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.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of streptococcus English)
WordNet
n. spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: streptococcus, strep]
n. spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: streptococci, strep]
[also: streptococci (pl)]
See streptococcus
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.