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1. (n.) treponema
any of several spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which cause diseases in warm-blooded animals, as the syphilis spirochete in humans.
Etymology: (< NL (1905) < Gk trép(ein) to turn +-o- -o - +nêma thread)
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1. (noun) treponema
spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)
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1. treponema
A genus of microorganisms of the order SPIROCHAETALES, many of which are pathogenic and parasitic for man.
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