noun
Streptococcus pyogenes
Medical term for the bacterium that causes group A streptococcal infections, such as strep throat and impetigo.
化膿レンサ球菌は、咽頭炎やとびひの原因菌の一つです。
Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the causative bacteria of pharyngitis and impetigo.
Compound of 化膿 (kanō, 'suppuration') + レンサ球菌 (rensa kyūkin, 'Streptococcus'). The katakana portion レンサ comes from the genus name Streptococcus.