Usually means: Prefix meaning "twisted" or "chain-like."
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. strepto-: Merriam-Webster
  2. strepto-: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. strepto-: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. strepto-, strepto-: Collins English Dictionary
  5. strepto-: Wiktionary
  6. strepto-: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. strepto-: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. strepto-: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. strepto-: Dictionary.com
  10. strepto, strepto-: MyWord.info
  11. strepto-: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. strepto-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  2. strepto-: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Roots of Botanical Names (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Strepto)

noun:  (informal) Clipping of streptococcus. [A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.]
noun:  (informal) Clipping of streptocarpus. [Any of several plants of the genus Streptocarpus; Cape primroses.]

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