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treponemes

treponemes is the plural of treponeme.

Meaning of treponeme

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

Questions about treponemes

What is treponemes the plural of?
Treponemes is the plural of treponeme.

Words near treponemes in the dictionary

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

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