STREPTOCOCCUS


Meaning of STREPTOCOCCUS in English

n. (pl. streptococci) any bacterium of the genus Streptococcus, usu. occurring in chains, some of which cause infectious diseases.

Derivatives:

streptococcal adj.

Etymology: Gk streptos twisted f. strepho turn + COCCUS

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.