spirochete

英 ['spaɪərəʊkiːt] 美 ['spaɪrə,kit]
  • n. [微] 螺旋体;螺旋菌;螺旋原虫
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spirochete (n.)
1877, from Modern Latin Spirochæta, the genus name, from spiro- Modern Latin comb. form of Greek speira "a coil" (see spiral (adj.)) + Greek khaite "hair" (see chaeto-).
1. Syphilis: Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
梅毒: 由苍白密螺旋体(Treponemapallidum)引起引起的一种性传染病.

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2. The primary intermediate hosts for this spirochete are deer ticks belonging to the genus Ixodes.
这种螺旋菌的最初中间宿主是鹿身上的属于一种硬虱的扁虱.

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