spirochaete

spirochaete
[ˈspʌɪrə(ʊ)kiːt]
( spirochete)
noun
  1. a flexible spirally twisted bacterium, especially one that causes syphilis
    (尤指引起梅毒的)螺旋体
  2. Treponema and other genera, order Spirochaetales; Gram-negative
    密螺旋体属及其他属,螺旋体目;格兰氏阴性
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from spiro- 'in a spiral' + Greek khaitē 'long hair'
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