spirocheticide

spirocheticide
An agent destructive to spirochetes. [spirochete + L. caedo, to kill]

* * *

spi·ro·che·ti·cide or chiefly Brit spi·ro·chae·ti·cide .spī-rə-'kēt-ə-.sīd n an agent (as a drug) capable of killing spirochetes esp. within the human or animal body

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • spirocheticide — spi·ro·che·ti·cide …   English syllables

  • spirocheticide — …   Useful english dictionary

  • -cide — ♦ Élément, du lat. cædere « tuer » : coricide, fratricide, génocide, homicide, insecticide, parricide, régicide, suicide. cide élément, du lat. caedes, caedis, action d abattre, meurtre . ⇒ CIDE, suff. Suff. issu du verbe lat. caedere dont il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • spirochaeticide — noun see spirocheticide …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”