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campylobacter

cam·py·lo·bac·ter [ kámpəlō bàktər ] (plural cam·py·lo·bac·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
bacterium: a rod- or spiral-shaped bacterium that is a common cause of food poisoning in humans and of spontaneous abortion in farm animals

[Late 20th century. < modern Latin< Greek kampulos "bent" + baktērion (see bacterium)]
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