Strepto

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of streptococcus. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "Sinusitis is heavly operated on, and still people are suffering. All bugs and germs are part of our system, even streptos and over 60 % carry some Hepatitis Germs without ever geting or spreading it."

  2. 2
    Clipping of streptocarpus. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "I also have a WWW page with pictures if interested: […] look under the Convention '95 page, there are several streptos. Also look under "Take a bite of the strang stuff" for a view of a^([sic]) unifoliate strep."

Synonyms

All synonyms
strepstreptococcus

Example

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"Sinusitis is heavly operated on, and still people are suffering. All bugs and germs are part of our system, even streptos and over 60 % carry some Hepatitis Germs without ever geting or spreading it."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of streptococcus. Compare the suffix strepto-.

Etymology 2

Clipping of streptocarpus. Compare the suffix strepto-.

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