spirochetolysis

/ˌspaɪroʊkiˈtɒlɪsɪs/

Etymology

International scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from spirochete + -o- + lysis.

spirochetolysis means the lysis (lysing) of spirochetes (of which the principal clinical relevance has been in treating various infectious diseases, including syphilis and several tick-borne diseases). Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

spirochetolysis is pronounced /ˌspaɪroʊkiˈtɒlɪsɪs/.

noun

The lysis (lysing) of spirochetes (of which the principal clinical relevance has been in treating various infectious diseases, including syphilis and several tick-borne diseases).