See Also: strepto-(medicine)
strepto-(dictionary)

strepto- (iou)



strepto- combining form. Before a vowel also strept-. L19.
[Greek, combining form of streptos twisted, from strephein turn, twist.]
Chiefly Science. Twisted; having the form of a twisted chain. Also, associated with or derived from streptococci or streptomycetes.
strepto'dornase noun [from deoxyribonuclease] Medicine an enzyme produced by some streptococci and capable of dissolving pus and fibrinous exudates M20.
strep'tolysin noun (Medicine) a haemolytic toxin produced by certain streptococci E20.
streptovaricin noun (Pharmacology) each of a group of related antibiotics produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis M20.
streptozotocin noun (Pharmacology) an antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces achromogenes that damages insulin-producing cells and is used to induce diabetes in laboratory animals M20.