spirochetosis

Or spi·ro·chae·to·sis

[spahy-ruh-kee-toh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

1. a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.

Other Word Forms

• spirochetotic adjective
• spirochaetotic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spirochetosis¹

First recorded in 1920–25; spirochete + -osis

Example Sentences

This aha moment led to the landmark 1982 paper in Science with a question for a title: “Lyme disease — a tick-borne spirochetosis?”

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This ah-ha moment led to the landmark 1982 paper in Science with a question for a title: “Lyme disease – a tick-borne spirochetosis?”

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