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Noun: treponema (treponemata,treponemas)  `trepu'neemu
  1. Spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)

Derived forms: treponemas, treponemata

Type of: spirochaete, spirochete

Part of: genus Treponema

Encyclopedia: Treponema