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treponema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
tre-pone-ma
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many anaerobic spirochetes, of the genus Treponema, many of which cause infectious diseases.

Etymology

From the genus name

Inflected Forms

treponemas (plural) treponemata (plural)

Derived Forms

antitreponemal treponemal treponematosis

Rhymes With

lima prima schema eczema fema edema emphysema pima erythema oedema bima extrema

Questions

What does treponema mean?
Any of many anaerobic spirochetes, of the genus Treponema, many of which cause infectious diseases.
Where does treponema come from?
From the genus name

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