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GENUS TREPONEMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Treponema" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "genus Treponema"):
treponema (spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws))
Holonyms ("genus Treponema" is a member of...):
family Treponemataceae; Treponemataceae (small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic)
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