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

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Origin of strepto-

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

Words nearby strepto-

strepsipteran, strepsipteron, strepsipterous, strepsirrhine, strep throat, strepto-, streptobacillus, streptocarpus, streptococcus, streptodornase, streptokinase

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How to use strepto- in a sentence

A coccus forming such a chain of cells is called strepto-coccus (chain-coccus).
Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition|H. L. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for strepto-

strepto-

combining form

indicating a shape resembling a twisted chainstreptococcus

indicating streptococcusstreptolysin

Word Origin for strepto-

from Greek streptos twisted, from strephein to twist

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