TREPONEMA


Meaning of TREPONEMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtre-pə-ˈnē-mə ]

noun

( plural trep·o·ne·ma·ta -mə-tə ; or -mas )

Etymology: New Latin Treponemat-, Treponema, from Greek trepein to turn + nēma thread, from nēn to spin — more at needle

Date: 1908

: any of a genus ( Treponema ) of spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws

• trep·o·ne·mal -məl adjective

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