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‖ Spirillum Bacteriol.|spaɪəˈrɪləm|
Pl. spirilla.
[mod.L., dim. of L. spīra spire n.3]
A genus or group of bacteria characterized by a spiral structure; any member of this genus, esp. the species found in the blood in relapsing fever.
1875Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. 28 Spirillum. Elongated unjointed threads rolled up into a more or less perfect spiral: frequently two spirals intertwine. 1878J. S. Bristowe Th. & Pract. Med. (ed. 2) 134 Spirilla are moving spiral filaments of extreme tenuity. 1895Westm. Gaz. 8 Nov. 8/1 The water used in making the creams teemed with micrococci, bacilli, and spirilla.
b. spirillum fever, relapsing fever.
1886Pye-Smith Fagge's Princ. & Pract. Med. I. 201 With the analogy of spirillum fever to guide us. 1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 368 In spirillum fever there is no rash. |