spirochete

See also: spirochète

English

Alternative forms

• spirochaete

Etymology

From translingual Spirochaeta.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈspaɪ.ɹəˌkit/

Noun

spirochete (plural spirochetes)

1. Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.

Derived terms

• fusospirochete
• spirochetemia

Translations

any of several coiled bacteria

• Czech: spirocheta f
• Esperanto: spiroĥeto, spiroketo
• French: spirochète (fr) f
• Galician: espiroqueta (gl) f
• Italian: spirocheta (it) f
• Spanish: espiroqueta (es) f

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “spirochete”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Italian

Noun

spirochete f

1. plural of spirocheta

Anagrams

• protesiche