"streptococcus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: streptococci [plural]
Etymology: Morphologically a compound of strepto- + -coccus. They grow in chains or pairs, thus the name — from Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted, pliant”), like a chain. Compare the genus name Streptococcus. Etymology templates: {{af|en|strepto-|-coccus}} strepto- + -coccus, {{der|en|grc|στρεπτός||twisted, pliant}} Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted, pliant”), {{taxfmt|Streptococcus|genus}} Streptococcus Head templates: {{en-noun|streptococci}} 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. Wikipedia link: streptococcus Categories (lifeform): Bacteria Synonyms: strep, strepto (english: clippings) Derived forms: strep, strep throat Related terms: coccus, streptococcal Translations (bacterium): estreptococ [masculine] (Catalan), streptokoko (Esperanto), streptokokki (Finnish), streptocoque [masculine] (French), სტრეპტოკოკი (sṭreṗṭoḳoḳi) (Georgian), Streptokokken (German), στρεπτόκοκκος (streptókokkos) [masculine] (Greek), streptococcus (Hungarian), streptococco [masculine] (Italian), レンサ球菌 (rensa kyūkin) (Japanese), streptokokus (Malay), استرپتوکوک (estereptokok) (Persian), paciorkowiec (Polish), estreptococo [masculine] (Portuguese), streptococ (Romanian), стрептококк (streptokokk) [masculine] (Russian), streptococcus (Spanish), estreptococo [masculine] (Spanish), streptokock [common-gender] (Swedish), estreptokoko (Tagalog), streptokok (Turkish), стрептокок (streptokok) (Ukrainian)

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