SPIROCHETE


Meaning of SPIROCHETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also spi·ro·chaete ˈspī-rə-ˌkēt

Etymology: New Latin Spirochaeta, genus of bacteria, from Latin spira coil + Greek chaitē long hair — more at spire

Date: circa 1877

: any of an order (Spirochaetales) of slender spirally undulating bacteria including those causing syphilis and Lyme disease

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