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trep·o·ne·ma T0341300 (trĕp′ə-nē′mə)n. pl. trep·o·ne·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or trep·o·ne·mas Any of a group of spirochetes of the genus Treponema, including those that cause syphilis, pinta, and yaws.
[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.]
trep′o·ne′mal, trep′o·nem′a·tous (-nĕm′ə-təs) adj.treponema (ˌtrɛpəˈniːmə) or treponemen, pl -nemas, -nemata (-ˈniːmətə) or -nemes (Microbiology) any anaerobic spirochaete bacterium of the genus Treponema, such as T. pallidum which causes syphilis[C19: from New Latin, from Greek trepein to turn + nēma thread] treponematous adjtrep•o•ne•ma (ˌtrɛp əˈni mə)
n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə) any of several spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which cause diseases in warm-blooded animals, as the syphilis spirochete in humans. [< New Latin (1905) < Greek trép(ein) to turn + -o- -o- + nêma thread] trep`o•nem′a•tous, trep`o•ne′mal, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | treponema - spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)spirochaete, spirochete - parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animalsgenus Treponema - type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals |
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Treponema [trep″o-ne´mah] a genus of gram-negative, motile bacteria, spirochetes found in the oral, intestinal, and genital mucosa. Pathogenic species include T. cara´teum, the etiologic agent of pinta" >pinta; T. pal´lidum subsp. pal´lidum, the etiologic agent of syphilis" >syphilis; and T. pal´lidum subsp. perte´nue, the etiologic agent of yaws.Treponema pallidum complement fixation test (Treponema pallidum hemagglutinin test) (Treponema pallidum immobilization test) formerly common serological tests for the diagnosis of syphilis" >syphilis, related directly to the causative organism.
treponema [trep″o-ne´mah] an organism of the genus Treponema. adj., adj trepone´mal.Treponema (trep'ō-nē'mă), A genus of anaerobic bacteria (order Spirochaetales) consisting of cells, 3-8 mcm in length, with acute, regular, or irregular spirals and no obvious protoplasmic structure. A terminal filament may be present. They stain with difficulty except with Giemsa stain or silver impregnation. Some species are pathogenic and parasitic for humans and other animals, generally producing local lesions in tissues. The type species is Treponema pallidum. [G. trepō, to turn, + nēma, thread] treponema (trĕp′ə-nē′mə)n. pl. trepone·mata (-mə-tə) or trepone·mas Any of a group of spirochetes of the genus Treponema, including those that cause syphilis, pinta, and yaws.
trep′o·ne′mal, trep′o·nem′a·tous (-nĕm′ə-təs) adj.Trep·o·ne·ma (trepō-nēmă) A genus of anaerobic bacteria (order Spirochaetales) consisting of cells, 3-8 mcm in length, with acute, regular, or irregular spirals and no obvious protoplasmic structure. They stain with difficulty except with silver impregnation stain, with which they are visible using a dark field microscope. Some species are pathogenic and parasitic for humans and other animals, generally producing local lesions in tissues. [G. trepō, to turn, + nēma, thread]Trep·o·ne·ma (trepō-nēmă) A genus of anaerobic bacteria pathogenic and parasitic for humans and other animals, generally producing local lesions in tissues. [G. trepō, to turn, + nēma, thread]treponemaenUK
Related to treponema: leptospira, Treponema pallidum, Treponema denticola, SpirochetesWords related to treponemanoun spirochete that causes disease in humans (eRelated Words- spirochaete
- spirochete
- genus Treponema
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