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strep  (strp)
adj.
Streptococcal.
n.
Streptococcus.
strep [strɛp]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) Informal short for streptococcus
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Noun1.strep - spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chainsstrep - spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
streptococci, streptococcus
eubacteria, 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
streptococcal, streptococcic
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