spirochete

Noun

Meaning

spirochete (plural spirochetes)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

vibrio rickettsia eubacterium adenovirus picornavirus rhinovirus spirochaete

Hypernyms

eubacterium eubacteria

Hyponyms

borrelia leptospira Borrelia burgdorferi Lime disease spirochete

Phrases with the word

acute inflammatory disease caused by a spirochete disease caused by a spirochete spirochete bacteria

Close letter words and terms

spirochetal organisms spirochetal pathogens spirochetal species spirochete bacteria spirochetemia spirochetemic