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 Definitions of spirochete  [ˈspaɪ rəˌkit]  

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Definition of 'spirochete' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) spirochete
any of various mobile, very slender, tightly to loosely coiled bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, including pathogenic species that are the cause of syphilis, leptospirosis, or relapsing fever.

Etymology:  (1875–80; < NL Spirochaeta. See spiro -, chaeta)

Definition of 'spirochete' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) spirochete, spirochaete
parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals

'spirochete' - Nearby Entries  

spirochaeta  spirochaetales  spirochaete  spirochete  spirodela  spirodela polyrrhiza  spirogram  



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