LEPTOSPIROSIS


Meaning of LEPTOSPIROSIS in English

[ ˌlɛptə(ʊ)spʌɪ'rəʊsɪs ]

■ noun an infectious bacterial disease of rodents, dogs, and other mammals, transmissible to humans.

Origin

1920s: from mod. L. Leptospira , genus name of the bacteria (from lepto- + Gk speira 'coil') + -osis .

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