LEPTOSPIRE


Meaning of LEPTOSPIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌspī(-ə)r ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Leptospira, from Greek leptos + Latin spira coil — more at spire

Date: 1952

: any of a genus ( Leptospira ) of slender aerobic spiral-shaped spirochetes that are free-living or parasitic in mammals

• lep·to·spir·al ˌlep-tə-ˈspī-rəl adjective

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