Group B


Group B

noun

Definition of GROUP B

: any of various strains of a streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) that include the causative agents of certain infections (as pneumonia and meningitis) especially of newborn infants <Group B streptococcal infections>

First Known Use of GROUP B

1965

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