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spirochaete
/ ˈspaɪrəʊˌkiːt /
noun
- any of a group of spirally coiled rodlike bacteria that includes the causative agent of syphilis See treponema
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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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