Treponematosis


[trep-uh-nee-muh-toh-sis] /ˌtrɛp əˌni məˈtoʊ sɪs/
noun, Pathology.
1.
an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.

treponematosis trep·o·ne·ma·to·sis (trěp’ə-nē’mə-tō’sĭs)
n. pl. trep·o·ne·ma·to·ses (-sēz)
See treponemiasis.

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