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leptospira

lep·to·spi·ra
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lep-tuh-spahy-ruh]
    • /ˌlɛp təˈspaɪ rə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lep-tuh-spahy-ruh]
    • /ˌlɛp təˈspaɪ rə/

Definitions of leptospira word

  • noun plural leptospira any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings. 1
  • noun leptospira Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira. 0
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leptospira popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • leptospirosis

    an infectious disease of humans and of horses, dogs, swine, and other animals, caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans and characterized by fever, muscle pain, and jaundice, and in severe cases involving the liver and kidney.

  • canicola fever

    an acute febrile disease of humans and dogs, characterized by inflammation of the stomach and intestines and by jaundice: caused by a spirochete, Leptospira canicola.

  • canine leptospirosis

    an often fatal intestinal disease in dogs, caused by any of several spirochetes of the genus Leptospira.

  • spirochete

    any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.

  • weil's disease

    a type of leptospirosis in humans, characterized by fever and jaundice, caused by the spirochete Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae.
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