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| spi·ro·chete [ sprə kt ] (plural spi·ro·chetes) |
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spiral-shaped bacterium: a coiled rod-shaped bacterium, many of which cause diseases such as syphilis and relapsing fever. Order Spirochaetales.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Spirochaeta< Latin spira (see spire2) + chaeta "hair"] |
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