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Word: Leptospirosis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: from lepto-‘narrow’ + Greek speira ‘coil’ + -osis
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌlɛptə(ʊ)spʌɪˈrəʊsɪs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌlɛptə(ʊ)spɪˈrəʊsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an infectious bacterial disease occurring in rodents, dogs, and other mammals, which can be transmitted to humans.
Short Definition:infectious bacterial disease occurring in mammals
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