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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trep•o•ne•ma (trep′ə nē′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə).USA pronunciation - any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- Greek trép(ein) to turn + -o- -o- + nêma thread
- Neo-Latin: genus name
- 1905–10;
trep•o•nem•a•tous (trep′ə nem′ə təs, -nē′mə-)USA pronunciation, trep′o•ne′mal, adj. |