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strepto-

American  

  1. a combining form meaning “twisted,” used in the formation of compound words.

    streptococcus.
strepto- British  

combining form

  1. indicating a shape resembling a twisted chain

    streptococcus

  2. indicating streptococcus

    streptolysin
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Etymology

Origin of strepto-

Combining form of Greek streptós pliant, twisted, twined, equivalent to strep- (variant stem of stréphein to twist) + -tos verbid suffix

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