noun
Medical/biological term for a genus of Gram-positive bacteria; the Japanese synonym 連鎖球菌 (れんさきゅうきん) is also used.
See also: 連鎖球菌 (れんさきゅうきん)
ストレプトコッカスは咽頭炎の原因菌の一つです。
Streptococcus is one of the causative bacteria of pharyngitis.
Japanese synonym for streptococcus; more transparent in meaning (chain-forming coccus) but less common in everyday medical contexts than the katakana loanword.
From New Latin Streptococcus, the genus name.