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leptospira

[lep-tuh-spahy-ruh]

noun, plural lep·to·spi·rae [lep-tuh-spahy-ree] /ˌlɛp təˈspaɪ ri/, lep·to·spi·ras. Bacteriology.

any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.

Nearby words

  1. leptophyllous,
  2. leptorrhine,
  3. leptosomatic,
  4. leptosome,
  5. leptospermum,
  6. leptospiral jaundice,
  7. leptospirosis,
  8. leptospiruria,
  9. leptosporangiate,
  10. leptotene

Origin of leptospira

< New Latin (1917), equivalent to lepto- lepto- + Latin spīra coil; see spire2
Related formslep·to·spi·ral, adjective
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Medicine definitions for leptospira

Leptospira

[lĕp′tō-spī′rə]

n.

A genus of aerobic spirochetes of the order Spirochaetales, consisting of thin, tightly coiled cells, many species of which cause leptospirosis.
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