spiral, helix / (medicine) respiration / (chemistry) spiro compound

A surname. / A male given name from Greek

(slang) Clipping of spironolactone.

Only used in spiro compound

plural of Spiro

(organic chemistry) Describing two rings that are joined, via a single atom, to form a spiro compound.

plural of spiro compound

(organic chemistry) Any polycyclic compound having a single atom (usually carbon) as the only common member of two rings.

Lysing spirochetes.

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).