spirochete

See also: spirochète

English

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Etymology

From translingual Spirochaeta.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈspaɪ.ɹəˌkit/

Noun

spirochete (plural spirochetes)

  1. Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.

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Italian

Noun

spirochete f

  1. plural of spirocheta

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