- spirillary
- spi·ril·lary (spiґrĭ-lar″e) pertaining to or caused by spirilla.
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spirillary — spi·ril·lary … English syllables
spirillary — ˈspīrəˌlerē, (ˈ)spī|rilərē adjective Etymology: spirillum + ary : caused by spirilla … Useful english dictionary
Rat-bite fever — is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, rats in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human via the rodent s urine or mucous secretions.CausesTwo types of gram negative facultatively anaerobic bacteria… … Wikipedia
rat-bite fever — ▪ pathology also called spirillary rat bite fever or sodoku relapsing type of infection caused by the bacterium Spirillum minus (also called Spirillum minor) and transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected rat. It is characterized… … Universalium
sodoku — SYN: rat bite fever. [Jap. rat poison] * * * so·do·ku sōd ə .kü n RAT BITE FEVER (b) * * * so·do·ku (soґdo koo) [Japanese so rat + doku poison] Japanese name for the spirillary form of rat bite fever … Medical dictionary
rat-bite fever — n either of two febrile human diseases usu. transmitted by the bite of a rat: a) a septicemia marked by irregular relapsing fever, rashes, muscular pain and arthritis, and great weakness and caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptobacillus (S.… … Medical 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
