Definitions for treponemas

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treponemas trep·o·ne·ma

Spelling: [trep-uh-nee-muh]

IPA: /ˌtrɛp əˈni mə/

Treponemas is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 1245 anagrams from letters in treponemas (aeemnoprst).

Definitions for treponemas

noun

1. any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.

Origin of treponemas

1905-10; New Latin: genus name Greek trép(ein) to turn + -o- -o- + nêma thread

Examples for treponemas

This disease is caused by a microorganism known as the spirochaeta pallida or treponema pallidum of Schaudinn and Hoffmann.

Postmortem examination always shows that the treponema has wrought wide-spread damage in the brain.