[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004