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| cam·py·lo·bac·ter [ kámpəlō bàktər ] (plural cam·py·lo·bac·ters) |
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bacterium: a rod- or spiral-shaped bacterium that is a common cause of food poisoning in humans and of spontaneous abortion in farm animals
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| [Late 20th century. < modern Latin< Greek kampulos "bent" + baktērion (see bacterium)] |
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