Treponema Definition

trĕpə-nēmə
treponema
noun
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.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae — syphilis and related bacteria.

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Origin of Treponema

  • New Latin Treponēma genus name Greek trepein to turn trep- in Indo-European roots Greek nēma thread (s)nē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Treponema Sentence Examples

  • Syphilis is caused by the spiral- or coil-shaped bacteria (spirochete), Treponema pallidum.

  • Treponeme-A term used to refer to any member of the genus Treponema, which is an anaerobic bacteria consisting of cells, 3-8 micrometers in length, with acute, regular, or irregular spirals and no obvious protoplasmic structure.

  • Pinta is a skin infection caused by the bacterium Treponema carateum, a relative of the bacterium that causes syphilis.

  • It is one of several infections caused by different Treponema bacteria, which are called "endemic" or "non-venereal" treponematoses.

  • Pinta is caused by an infection with the bacterium Treponema carateum.

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