spirochetosis

or spi·ro·chae·to·sis

[ spahy-ruh-kee-toh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.

Other Words From

• spi·ro·che·tot·ic spi·ro·chae·tot·ic [spahy-r, uh, -kee-, tot, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spirochetosis¹

First recorded in 1920–25; spirochete + -osis

Example Sentences

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