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strep
(strĕp)n.
1. Streptococcus.
2. Informal Strep throat.
adj.
Streptococcal.
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strep
(strɛp)n
(Microbiology) informal short for streptococcus
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strep
(strɛp)n.
1. streptococcus.
adj. 2. streptococcal.
[1930–35]
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| Noun | 1. |  strep - spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitiseubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella genus Streptococcus - a genus of bacteria |
| Adj. | 1. | strep - of or relating to or caused by streptococci |
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strep
n (fam) estreptococo; — throat faringitis producida por el estreptococoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.