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单词 spirillum
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spirillum

noun

spi·​ril·​lum spī-ˈri-ləm How to pronounce spirillum (audio)
plural spirilla spī-ˈri-lə How to pronounce spirillum (audio)
: any of a genus (Spirillum) of curved elongated motile bacteria having tufts of flagella at both poles
broadly : a spiral filamentous bacterium (such as a spirochete)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from diminutive of Latin spira coil

First Known Use

circa 1875, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

spirillum

noun

spi·​ril·​lum spī-ˈril-əm How to pronounce spirillum (audio)
1
capitalized : a genus of gram-negative bacteria comprising elongated forms having tufts of flagella at both poles and usually living in stagnant water rich in organic matter see rat-bite fever sense b
2
plural spirilla -ˈril-ə How to pronounce spirillum (audio) : any bacterium of the genus Spirillum
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