The Clue
Winter ailment (5 letter answer)
The Answer
STREP
Tags
Notes
The answer STREP is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
Related Clues
___ throat
Antibiotic target
Certain infection
Kind of throat
Penicillin target
Pharynx affliction
Staph's relative
Throat ailment
Throat condition
Throat malady
Throat problem
Throat trouble
Type of throat
Winter malady
Adjective for a sore throat
Bothersome bacterium, for short
Penicillin target, for short
Penicillin treats it
Pharyngeal woe, for short
Possible penicillin target
Scarlet fever cause
Target of some antibiotics
Throat ailment, for short
Throat bug, briefly
___ throat (winter ailment)
Winter ailment, informally
Sore throat cause, briefly
Well-known coccus, for short
Definition
STREP as a noun:
1. (streptococcus, streptococci, strep) = spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
STREP as an adjective:
1. (streptococcal, streptococcic, strep) = of or relating to or caused by streptococci