spirochetosis

American

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

Or spirochaetosis

noun

Pathology.

a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.

Other Word Forms

spirochaetotic adjective
spirochetotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of spirochetosis

First recorded in 1920–25; spirochete + -osis

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

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

From Salon

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