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螺旋体
螺旋體
luóxuántǐ
1. Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria
2. spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis

Character Breakdown

螺
luó
spiral shell, conch; spiral
17 丶
旋
xuán
to revolve, to orbit, to return
HSK 6 11 丶
体
tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
HSK 2 7 丶

Compound Words (3)

包氏螺旋体
Bāoshìluóxuántǐ
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
包柔氏螺旋体
Bāoróushìluóxuántǐ
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
钩端螺旋体病
gōuduānluóxuántǐbìng
leptospirosis

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