- Strep
- Very commonly used shortened form of Streptococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See Streptococcus
* * *Streptococcus; streptomycin
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Medical dictionary. 2011.
Strep
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strep — [strep] n. short for: 1. STREPTOCOCCUS 2. STREP THROAT … English World dictionary
strep — 1927, in strep throat, short for STREPTOCOCCUS (Cf. streptococcus) … Etymology dictionary
strep — /strep/, Informal. n. 1. streptococcus. adj. 2. streptococcal. [1930 35; by shortening] * * * … Universalium
strep it us — index noise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
strep|i|to|so — «STREHP uh TOH soh», adverb, adjective. Music. –adv. in a noisy manner; accompanied with much noise. –adj. noisy. ╂[< Italian strepitoso < strepito noise, < Latin strepitus, ūs] … Useful english dictionary
strep — an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin; ob·strep·er·ate; ob·strep·er·ous; ob·strep·er·ous·ly; ob·strep·er·ous·ness; strep·era; strep·i·tous; strep·sic·e·ros; strep·si·ne·ma; strep·sip·tera; strep·sip·ter·al; strep·sip·ter·on; strep·si·tene; strep·ta·mine;… … English syllables
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Strep b — Streptocoque B Le streptocoque de groupe B, également connu sous le nom de Streptococus agalactiae, est un type de bactéries qui est la première cause de mortalité par infection bactérienne chez les nouveau nés. Les premiers cas d’infection… … Wikipédia en Français
strep — adj. Strep is used with these nouns: ↑germ, ↑throat … Collocations dictionary
strep — A genus of gram staining chain forming cocci bacteria. Some are responsible for common and potentially serious human infections, ranging from scarlet fever and strep throat to bacterial endocarditis and pus pockets. Most of the disease… … Herbal-medical glossary
