strep

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/strɛp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/strɛp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strep)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
strep /strɛp/USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. Microbiology[countable] streptococcus.
  2. strep throat:[uncountable]a bad case of strep.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
strep  (strep),USA pronunciation [Informal.]
n. 
  1. Microbiologystreptococcus.

adj. 
  1. Microbiologystreptococcal.
  • by shortening 1930–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
strep /strɛp/ n
  1. informal
    short for streptococcus
'strep' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
streptococcus - tobramycin - strepitous - strepsipterous - strep throat - strepto- - stroppy

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