strepto-
1.
a combining form meaning “twisted,” used in the formation of compound words:
streptococcus.
Origin
combining form of
Greek
streptós
pliant, twisted, twined, equivalent to
strep-
(variant stem of
stréphein
to twist) +
-tos
verbid suffix
British Dictionary definitions for
strepto-
strepto-
combining form
1.
indicating a shape resembling a twisted chain:
streptococcus
2.
indicating streptococcus:
streptolysin
Word Origin
from Greek
streptos
twisted, from
strephein
to twist
strepto-
in Medicine
strepto-
pref.
Twisted; twisted chain:
streptococcus.
Streptococcus:
streptolysin.