treponema
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See also: Treponema
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun
[edit]treponema (plural treponemas or treponemata)
- Any of many anaerobic spirochetes, of the genus Treponema, many of which cause infectious diseases.