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Definition of Spirochete
1. Noun. Parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals.
Exact synonyms: Spirochaete
Generic synonyms: Eubacteria, Eubacterium, True Bacteria
Group relationships: Order Spirochaetales, Spirochaetales
Specialized synonyms: Treponema, Borrelia, Borrelia Burgdorferi, Lime Disease Spirochete, Leptospira
Generic synonyms: Eubacteria, Eubacterium, True Bacteria
Group relationships: Order Spirochaetales, Spirochaetales
Specialized synonyms: Treponema, Borrelia, Borrelia Burgdorferi, Lime Disease Spirochete, Leptospira
Definition of Spirochete
1. Noun. any of several coiled bacteria, of the order ''Spirochaetales'', most of which are pathogenic to both humans and animals ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spirochete
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Medical Definition of Spirochete
1. A microscopic bacterial organism, a spirochete apperars worm-like, spiral-shaped, and wiggles vigorously when viewed under a microscope. Treponema pallidum, the cause of syphilis, is a particularly well-known member of the spirochaeta family. The term spirochete is an odd hybrid of greek and latin roots, the latin spira for coil and the greek chaite for long flowing hair, formed because the spirochete looked like a coil of hair. (12 Dec 1998)
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