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treponematosis

SYN: treponemiasis.

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trepo·ne·ma·to·sis -.nē-mə-'tō-səs, -.nem-ə- n, pl -to·ses -.sēz infection with or disease caused by spirochetes of the genus Treponema

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n.

any infection caused by spirochaete bacteria of the genus Treponema. See pinta, syphilis, yaws.

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trep·o·ne·ma·to·sis (trep″o-ne-mə-toґsis) any infection with a species of Treponema, such as syphilis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.