- streptobacilli
- strep·to·ba·cil·li (strep″to-bə-silґi) plural of streptobacillus.
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streptobacillary — strep·to·ba·cil·la·ry .strep tō bas ə .ler ē, bə sil ə rē adj caused by a streptobacillus <streptobacillary fever> * * * strep·to·bac·il·lary (strep″to basґĭ lar″e) pertaining to or caused by streptobacilli … Medical dictionary
bacteria — I (Roget s IV) pl.n. Syn. bacilli, microbes, microorganisms; see germ 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. microorganisms, germs, microbes, pathogens, *bugs, bacilli, virus, microscopic agents, streptococci, streptobacilli … English dictionary for students
streptobacillus — noun any of various rod shaped Gram negative bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑rod * * * /strep toh beuh sil euhs/, n., pl. streptobacilli / sil uy/. Bacteriol. 1. any of various bacilli that form in chains. 2. any of the Gram negative bacteria of the genus … Useful english dictionary
