treponeme

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noun

Any of the bacterium of the genus Treponema

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Meanings

nountreponeme (plural treponemes)

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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pneometerterpenome
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APA

treponeme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treponeme

MLA

“treponeme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treponeme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “treponeme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treponeme.

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