adjective
- relating to or caused by spirochetes (spiral-shaped bacteria)
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor suspected a spirochetal infection based on the patient’s symptoms.
- Lyme disease is a common spirochetal illness transmitted by ticks.
- Laboratory tests confirmed the spirochetal nature of the bacterial sample.
- Spirochetal bacteria have a distinctive corkscrew shape under the microscope.
- The antibiotic treatment was effective against the spirochetal pathogen.
- Researchers studied spirochetal movement patterns in the laboratory.