strep

strep
strep 1927, in strep throat, short for STREPTOCOCCUS (Cf. streptococcus).

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  • strep — [strep] n. short for: 1. STREPTOCOCCUS 2. STREP THROAT …   English World dictionary

  • strep — /strep/, Informal. n. 1. streptococcus. adj. 2. streptococcal. [1930 35; by shortening] * * * …   Universalium

  • strep it us — index noise Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • strep|i|to|so — «STREHP uh TOH soh», adverb, adjective. Music. –adv. in a noisy manner; accompanied with much noise. –adj. noisy. ╂[< Italian strepitoso < strepito noise, < Latin strepitus, ūs] …   Useful english dictionary

  • strep — an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin; ob·strep·er·ate; ob·strep·er·ous; ob·strep·er·ous·ly; ob·strep·er·ous·ness; strep·era; strep·i·tous; strep·sic·e·ros; strep·si·ne·ma; strep·sip·tera; strep·sip·ter·al; strep·sip·ter·on; strep·si·tene; strep·ta·mine;… …   English syllables

  • STReP — Specific Targeted Research Projects (STReP) are medium sized research projects funded by the European Commission in the FP6 funding program. STReP projects are composed by a minimum of 3 partners coming from 3 different countries from Associated… …   Wikipedia

  • Strep — Very commonly used shortened form of Streptococcus, a very common and important group of bacteria. See Streptococcus * * * Streptococcus; streptomycin * * * strep strep n, often attrib STREPTOCOCCUS <a strep infection> …   Medical dictionary

  • Strep b — Streptocoque B Le streptocoque de groupe B, également connu sous le nom de Streptococus agalactiae, est un type de bactéries qui est la première cause de mortalité par infection bactérienne chez les nouveau nés. Les premiers cas d’infection… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • strep — adj. Strep is used with these nouns: ↑germ, ↑throat …   Collocations dictionary

  • strep —    A genus of gram staining chain forming cocci bacteria. Some are responsible for common and potentially serious human infections, ranging from scarlet fever and strep throat to bacterial endocarditis and pus pockets. Most of the disease… …   Herbal-medical glossary

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