spirochetosis

noun

spi·ro·chet·osis ˌspī-rə-ˌkē-ˈtō-səs

plural spirochetoses ˌspī-rə-ˌkē-ˈtō-ˌsēz

: infection with or a disease caused by spirochetes

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Etymology

spirochete + -osis

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spirochetosis was in 1906

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spirochetosis

noun

spi·ro·chet·osis

variants or chiefly British spirochaetosis

ˌspī-rə-ˌkēt-ˈō-səs

plural spirochetoses -ˌsēz

: infection with or a disease caused by spirochetes

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