spi·ro·chete (spīrə-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
[New Latin Spīrochaeta, genus name  : Latin spīra, coil; see spire² + New Latin chaeta, bristle, hair; see chaeta.]

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spirochete
spiro·chetal (-kētl) adj.

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