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spirochetocidal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌspaɪroʊˌkitəˈsaɪdəl/

Etymology

From spirochete + -cidal (with -o-).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of spirocheticidal.
   alt of spirocheticidal
   • As the previously used chemotherapeutic agents have only proved themselves to be spirochetostatic and not spirochetocidal, the patient is liable to a delayed infection which may not become manifest for years. 1944, Cedric C. Carpenter, “Failure of penicillin to prevent syphilis”, in United States Naval Medical Bulletin, volume 43, number 2, pages 389–390:

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