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Spirochete Moderate

Spirochete has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals

2

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

See Also
spirochetosis bacteria fusospirochete borrelia spirochaetales order spirocheticidal pathogenic
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
eubacteria
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
treponema borrelia Borrelia burgdorferi leptospira
Rhyming Words
ete yete rete lete hete mete cete fete tete bete vete sete jete pete dete osete grete azete siete crete
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