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spirochaete

/ ˈspaɪrəʊˌkiːt /

noun

  1. any of a group of spirally coiled rodlike bacteria that includes the causative agent of syphilis See treponema
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spirochaete1

C19: from New Latin spīrochaeta; see spiro- ², chaeta
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Example Sentences

A big question is whether the spirochaetes that hang on in this way can replicate and cause disease.

From Nature

What’s particularly pressing is the need for a definitive test to detect the spirochaetes that cause this devastating disease.

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