spirochetal

Variant of spirochete

spirochete definition

spi·ro·chete (spī′rō kēt′)

noun

any of an order (Spirochaetales) of slender, flexible, spiral-shaped bacteria, including some species that cause disease, some that are parasitic, and some that are free-living
also sp. spirochaete spi′·ro·chaete′

Etymology: < ModL Spirochaeta < Gr speira, spire + chaitē, hair

Related Forms:

  • spirochetal spi′·ro·chet′al (-kēt′'l) adjective

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