ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌspīˈrōsə̇s noun
( plural leptospiro·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Leptospira + -osis
: any of several diseases of man and domestic animals (as cattle and dogs) caused by infection with spirochetes of the genus Leptospira — see stuttgart disease , weil's disease ; compare canicola fever