ˈheləkōˌbaktər noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from helic- + -bacter
1. capitalized : a genus of bacteria formerly placed in the genus Campylobacter and including one ( H. pylori ) associated with gastritis and implicated as a causative agent of gastric and duodenal ulcers and gastric cancer
2. : any bacterium of the genus Helicobacter