1877, from Modern Latin Spiroch?ta, the genus name, from spiro- Modern Latin comb. form of Greek speira "a coil" (see spiral (adj.)) + Greek khaite "hair" (see chaeto-).
雙語例句
1. Syphilis: Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
梅毒: 由蒼白密螺旋體(Treponemapallidum)引起引起的一種性傳染病.
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2. The primary intermediate hosts for this spirochete are deer ticks belonging to the genus Ixodes.