LEPTOSPIRE

Meaning of LEPTOSPIRE in English

[lep.to.spire] n [NL Leptospira, fr. Gk leptos + L spira coil--more at spire] (1952): any of a genus (Leptospira) of slender aerobic spirochetes that are free-living or parasitic in mammals -- lep.to.spir.al adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

LEPTOSPIRE — noun see: spire Date: 1952 any of a genus ( Leptospira ) of slender aerobic spiral-shaped spirochetes that are free-living …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEPTOSPIRE — ˈleptəˌspī(ə)r, -īə noun ( -s ) Etymology: by alteration : leptospira 2
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEPTOSPIRE — noun Etymology: New Latin Leptospira, from Greek leptos + Latin spira coil — more at spire Date: 1952 : any …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEPTOSPIRE — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ sp ī (- ə )r Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Leptospira, from Greek leptos + Latin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LEPTOSPIRAL — adjective see: leptospire
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEPTOSPIRAL — see leptospire
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEPTOSPIROSIS — also called Weil's disease, infectious jaundice, pea picker's disease, or swineherd's disease contagious disease of animals, occasionally communicable to humans, …
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