lep|to|spi|ro|sis

lep|to|spi|ro|sis
lep|to|spi|ro|sis «LEHP toh spy ROH sihs», noun.
an often fatal disease of livestock, dogs, rats, and other animals, that can be transmitted to man. It is caused by a spirochete and takes the form of a fever and, usually, infectious jaundice.
[< New Latin Leptospira the genus of spirochetes that cause the disease (< Greek leptós thin + speîra coil) + English -osis]

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  • leptospirosis — lep·to·spi·ro·sis …   English syllables

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  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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