noun
Medical term for a genus of spherical bacteria that form chains. Used in clinical and biological contexts.
連鎖状球菌は、咽頭炎や猩紅熱の原因となることがある。
Streptococcus can cause pharyngitis or scarlet fever.
Refers to staphylococcus, which forms grape-like clusters, while 連鎖状球菌 forms chains.
Compound of 連鎖 (chain), 状 (form), and 球菌 (coccus), literally 'chain-form coccus'. The term is a direct calque from scientific nomenclature.