Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "strep" yawanci tana nufin nau'in ƙwayoyin cuta da ake kira Streptococcus. Streptococcus wani nau'in kwayoyin cuta ne masu siffa mai siffar zobe wanda aka fi samunsa a baki, makogwaro, da na numfashi na mutane da dabbobi. Wasu nau'ikan Streptococcus na iya haifar da cututtuka irin su strep makogwaro, ciwon huhu, da cututtukan fata. Ana amfani da kalmar "strep" ba bisa ƙa'ida ba a matsayin ɗan gajeren nau'i na "streptococcus" ko kuma a koma ga yanayin likita da kwayoyin ke haifar da su, kamar "strep makogwaro."