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coccus

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kókkos, “grain, seed”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?k??k?s]

Noun

coccus (plural cocci)

  1. Any approximately spherical bacterium.
  2. One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

Derived terms

  • -coccus
  • -cocci

See also

  • Oxycoccus

Translations

coccus From the web:

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streptococcus

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

Morphologically a compound of strepto- +? -coccus. They grow in chains or pairs, thus the name — from Ancient Greek ???????? (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

streptococcus From the web:

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  • what streptococcus causes
  • what's streptococcus agalactiae
  • what's streptococcus mean
  • what streptococcus mutans
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