streptococcus

See also: Streptococcus

English

Streptococcus

Wikispecies

Etymology

Morphologically a compound of strepto- +‎ -coccus. They grow in chains or pairs, thus the name — from Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted, pliant”), like a chain. Compare the genus name Streptococcus.

Noun

streptococcus (plural streptococci)

1. A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.

   Synonyms: strep, (clippings) strepto

Derived terms

• strep, strep throat

Related terms

• coccus
• streptococcal

Translations

bacterium

• Catalan: estreptococ m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: streptokoko
• Finnish: streptokokki (fi)
• French: streptocoque (fr) m
• Georgian: სტრეპტოკოკი (sṭreṗṭoḳoḳi)
• German: Streptokokken (de)
• Greek: στρεπτόκοκκος (el) m (streptókokkos)
• Hungarian: streptococcus (hu)
• Italian: streptococco (it) m
• Japanese: レンサ球菌 (rensa kyūkin)
• Malay: streptokokus
• Persian: استرپتوکوک (estereptokok)
• Polish: paciorkowiec (pl)
• Portuguese: estreptococo m
• Romanian: streptococ (ro)
• Russian: стрептококк (ru) m (streptokokk)
• Spanish: streptococcus, estreptococo (es) m
• Swedish: streptokock (sv) c
• Tagalog: estreptokoko
• Turkish: streptokok (tr)
• Ukrainian: стрептокок (streptokok)