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spirochaete

/ ˈspaɪrəʊˌkiːt /

noun

  1. any of a group of spirally coiled rodlike bacteria that includes the causative agent of syphilis See treponema


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spirochaete1

C19: from New Latin spīrochaeta; see spiro- ², chaeta

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