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treponeme

treponeme noun: any of the bacterium of the genus Treponema.

Noun

treponeme (plural treponemes)

  1. Any of the bacterium of the genus Treponema
    • The syphilis that Catapano and other AIDS-syphilis theorists are especially concerned about may develop when repeated treponeme infections are not treated, or, more commonly, are mistreated with penicillin.1989 April 8, John Dooley, “Syphilis and AIDS: What's the Connection?”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Forms of treponeme

pluraltreponemes

Questions about treponeme

What does treponeme mean?
Treponeme means any of the bacterium of the genus Treponema.
What part of speech is treponeme?
Treponeme is a noun.
What is the plural of treponeme?
The plural of treponeme is treponemes.

Words near treponeme in the dictionary

  1. treponemas
  2. treponemata
  3. treponematoses
  4. treponematosis
  5. treponematous
  6. treponeme
  7. treponemes
  8. treponemiasis
  9. treponemic
  10. treponemicidal
  11. treponemicide

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