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spirochetolysis

/ˌspaɪroʊkiˈtɒlɪsɪs/

spirochetolysis noun: the lysis (lysing) of spirochetes (of which the principal clinical relevance has been in treating various infectious diseases, including syphilis and several tick-borne diseases).

Noun

spirochetolysis (uncountable)

  1. The lysis (lysing) of spirochetes (of which the principal clinical relevance has been in treating various infectious diseases, including syphilis and several tick-borne diseases).

Origin of spirochetolysis

International scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from spirochete + -o- + lysis.

Words formed from spirochetolysis

Questions about spirochetolysis

What does spirochetolysis mean?
Spirochetolysis means the lysis (lysing) of spirochetes (of which the principal clinical relevance has been in treating various infectious diseases, including syphilis and several tick-borne diseases).
What part of speech is spirochetolysis?
Spirochetolysis is a noun.
How do you pronounce spirochetolysis?
Spirochetolysis is pronounced /ˌspaɪroʊkiˈtɒlɪsɪs/.

Words near spirochetolysis in the dictionary

  1. spirochetocidal
  2. spirochetocide
  3. spirochetocides
  4. spirochetolysin
  5. spirochetolysins
  6. spirochetolysis
  7. spirochetolytic
  8. spirochetoses
  9. spirochetosis
  10. spirochetostatic
  11. spirochetotic

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