spirochete in English

noun
1
a flexible spirally twisted bacterium, especially one that causes syphilis.
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1. spirochete ( through a microscope , it looks like a corkscrew or spiral ) .

2. In Lyme Carditis, Borrelia burgdorferi (the spirochete responsible for Lyme disease) directly affects the heart

3. This Bacterium is a member of the Spirochete division and is the cause of Lyme disease

4. A free-living spirochete has been found in the activated sludge of purification plants in Amsterdam.

5. Arsphenamine definition, a yellow, crystalline powder, C12H12N2O2As2⋅2HCl⋅2H2O, formerly used to treat diseases caused by spirochete organisms, especially syphilis and …