Definitions for Treponema

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Treponema trep·o·ne·ma

Spelling: [trep-uh-nee-muh]

IPA: /ˌtrɛp əˈni mə/

Treponema is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 571 anagrams from letters in Treponema (aeemnoprt).

Definitions for Treponema

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 Treponema

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

Examples for Treponema

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.