helicobacter

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noun

Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.

Origintranslingual Helicobacter →
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Meanings

nounhelicobacter (plural helicobacters)

plural helicobacters

  1. Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.

    “We provide evidence that there is a relationship between the decrease in helicobacter prevalence and the increase in childhood asthma.”

    2007 April 24, Nicholas Bakalar, “Resistance: Bacterium Linked to Ulcers May Lower Risk of Asthma”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. translingualHelicobacter
  2. Englishhelicobacter

Borrowed from translingual Helicobacter.

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APA

helicobacter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helicobacter

MLA

“helicobacter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helicobacter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helicobacter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helicobacter.

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