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strepto-

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

    streptococcus.



strepto-

combining_form

  1. indicating a shape resembling a twisted chain

    streptococcus

  2. indicating streptococcus

    streptolysin

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strepto-1

Combining form of Greek ٰó pliant, twisted, twined, equivalent to strep- (variant stem of ٰé𾱲 to twist) + -tos verbid suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strepto-1

from Greek streptos twisted, from strephein to twist

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