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spirochetosis

American

[spahy-ruh-kee-toh-sis] / ˌspaɪ rə kiˈtoʊ sɪs /

Or spirochaetosis

noun

Pathology.

a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.

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Etymology

Origin of spirochetosis

First recorded in 1920–25; spirochete + -osis

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