spi|ro|chaete — spi|ro|chete or spi|ro|chaete «SPY ruh keet», noun. any one of a large group of active bacteria. They are slender, spiral, very flexible, and able to expand and contract. One kind causes syphilis, and another causes relapsing fever. The… … Useful english dictionary
spi — an·ti·per·spi·rant; bi·spi·nous; chei·lo·spi·ru·ra; con·spi·cu·i·ty; con·spi·ra·tion; cris·ti·spi·ra; cy·a·no·spi·za; ge·o·spi·za; in·fra·spi·na·tus; in·spi·rate; in·spi·ra·tion; in·spi·ra·tion·al; in·spi·ra·tion·ist; in·spi·ra·tor;… … English syllables
chete — ma·chete; spi·ro·chete; peri·chete; poly·chete; … English syllables
spirochete — spi·ro·chete … English syllables
spirochete — spi•ro•chete [[t]ˈspaɪ rəˌkit[/t]] n. mcr any of various mobile, very slender, tightly to loosely coiled bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, including pathogenic species that are the cause of syphilis, leptospirosis, or relapsing fever •… … From formal English to slang
Spirochete — A microscopic bacterial organism in the Spirochaeta family. Spirochetes have a worm like, spiral shaped form, and wiggle vigorously when viewed under a microscope. Treponema pallidum, the cause of syphilis, is a particularly well known member… … Medical dictionary
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables