transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌspī(-ə)r ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin Leptospira, from Greek leptos + Latin spira coil — more at spire
Date: 1952
: any of a genus ( Leptospira ) of slender aerobic spiral-shaped spirochetes that are free-living or parasitic in mammals
• lep·to·spir·al ˌlep-tə-ˈspī-rəl adjective