ALL meanings of treponema
trep·o·ne·ma
T t - noun plural treponema any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals. 1
- noun treponema any anaerobic spirochaete bacterium of the genus Treponema, such as T. pallidum which causes syphilis 0
- noun treponema any of a genus (Treponema) of slender spirochetes parasitic in mammals and birds, including some that are pathogenic to humans, as the organisms causing syphilis and yaws 0