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ALL meanings of treponema

trep·o·ne·ma
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  • 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
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