立克次体 / 立克次體

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rickettsia

A type of parasitic bacteria that lives inside host cells and is usually spread by lice or fleas; named after the American pathologist Howard T. Ricketts, these organisms can cause diseases like typhus.

立 (phonetic) 克 (phonetic) 次 (phonetic) 体 (literal) → 体/體 · tǐ · form

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM