Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a group of spirochetes of the genus Treponema, including those that cause syphilis, pinta, and yaws.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of parasitic flagellates. The best-known species is T. palhdum, the supposed pathogenic micro-organism of syphilis, formerly called
Spirochæte pallida .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of many
anaerobic spirochetes , of the genusTreponema , many of which cause infectious diseases
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Treponēma, genus name : Greek trepein, to turn; see trep- in Indo-European roots + Greek nēma, thread; see (s)nē- in Indo-European roots.]
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Examples
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_The diagnosis_ of luetic lesions of the esophagus, therefore, depends upon the history, presence of luetic lesions elsewhere, the serologic reaction, therapeutic test, examination of tissue, and the demonstration of the treponema pallidum.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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It may be in some cases possible to demonstrate the treponema pallidum in scrapings taken from the ulcer.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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