Meaning

1 senses

  1. (countable, informal, uncountable)A streptococcus.

More definitions
  • spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I don't have strep throat.

    У мене немає ангіни.

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  2. I have strep throat.

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Origin

Clipping of streptococcus.

Clipping of streptococcus.

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Forms

plural: streps
Singularstrep
Pluralstreps

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
strepto
Close in meaning
  • spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis:streptococcusstreptococci

Lessons for this word

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
strengthA2strengthenB1strenuousstrenuouslystreptococcusstressB1stressfulB1
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