rəˌkit noun
any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
Also, spi·ro·chaete.
Related forms
spi·ro·chet·al, spi·ro·che·tic, adjective
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spirochaete or (US) spirochete (ˈspaɪrəʊˌkiːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| See treponema any of a group of spirally coiled rodlike bacteria that includes the causative agent of syphilis | |
| [C19: from New Latin spīrochaeta; see | |
| spirochete or (US) spirochete | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin spīrochaeta; see | |
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Word Origin & History
spirochete
1877, from Mod.L. Spirochæta, the genus name, from spiro- Mod.L. comb. form of Gk. speira "a coil" (see spiral) + Gk. chaite "hair."
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spirochete spi·ro·chete (spī'rə-kēt')
n.
Any of various slender, spiral, motile bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, many of which are pathogenic, causing syphilis, relapsing fever, yaws, and other diseases.
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spirochete  (spī'rə-kēt') Pronunciation Key
Any of various bacteria of the order Spirochaetales that are shaped like a spiral, such as Treponema pallidum, the pathogen that causes syphilis. |
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