Treponema

See also: treponema

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”) +‎ νῆμα (nêma, “thread, yarn”).

Proper noun

Treponema n

  1. Spirochetes that are pathogenic in humans and other warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of syphilis and yaws:
    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Treponemataceae.
    2. A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae.

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