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leptospirosis definition

lepto·spi·ro·sis (lep′tō spī rō′sis)

noun

any of several systemic infections of humans and domestic animals caused by a genus (Leptospira) of spirochetes found in sewage and natural waters, and involving variously the eyes, liver, kidneys, etc.

Etymology: ModL < Leptospira (< lepto- + L spira: see spire) + -osis

Related Forms:

  • leptospiral lep′·to·spi′·ral (-spī′rəl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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