- spirillum fever
- relapsing f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
spirillum fever
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spirillum fever — noun the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East • Syn: ↑sodoku • Hypernyms: ↑ratbite fever … Useful english dictionary
Spirillum — Spi*ril lum, n. [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.] (Biol.) A genus of common motile micro[ o]rganisms ({Spirobacteria}) having the form of spiral shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing fever. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
spirillum — spirillar, adj. /spuy ril euhm/, n., pl. spirilla / ril euh/. Bacteriol. 1. any of several spirally twisted, aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans. See diag. under bacteria. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Spirillum — A genus of large (1.4–1.7 μm in diameter), rigid, helical, Gram negative bacteria (family Spirillaceae) that are motile by means of bipolar fascicles of flagella. These freshwater organisms are obligately microaerophilic and chemoorganotrophic … Medical dictionary
spirillum — A member of the genus S.. Obermeier s. SYN: Borrelia recurrentis. Vincent s. the s. or spirochete found in association with Vincent bacillus. Fusobacterium nucleatum is frequently the only bacillus isolated. * * * spi·ril·lum spī ril əm … Medical dictionary
Spirillum minus — noun a bacterium causing ratbite fever • Syn: ↑ratbite fever bacterium • Hypernyms: ↑spirillum … Useful english dictionary
Spirillum minus — a species of gram negative bacteria incertae sedis of the family Spirillaceae, consisting of rigid, tightly coiled, spiral rods that are motile by bipolar flagella. It is a normal parasite of the nasopharynx of rats and mice and is the etiologic… … Medical dictionary
Spirillum — n. a genus of highly motile rigid spiral shaped bacteria usually found in fresh and salt water containing organic matter. They bear tufts of flagella at one or both ends of the cell. Most species are saprophytes, but S. minus causes rat bite… … The new mediacal dictionary
ratbite fever — noun either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease • Hyponyms: ↑Haverhill fever, ↑sodoku, ↑spirillum fever … Useful english dictionary
