strepto-

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

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, strepticemia, strepto-, streptobacillus, streptocarpus, streptocerciasis, streptococcemia, streptococcus

British Dictionary definitions for strepto-

strepto-

combining form

indicating a shape resembling a twisted chain streptococcus
indicating streptococcus streptolysin

Word Origin for strepto-

from Greek streptos twisted, from strephein to twist

Medical definitions for strepto-

strepto-

pref.

Twisted; twisted chain:streptococcus.
Streptococcus:streptolysin.