ˌtrepəˌnēməˈtāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Treponemat-, Treponema, type genus + -aceae
: a family of Spirochaetales comprising small variable spirochetes without obvious structural differentiation and including a number of parasites of vertebrates, some of which are important pathogens — see borrelia , leptospira , treponema