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treponematosis
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treponematosis /trep·o·ne·ma·to·sis/ (-ne″mah-to´sis) infection with organisms of the genus Treponema.
trep·o·ne·ma·to·sis (trp-nm-tss)
n. pl. trep·o·ne·ma·to·ses (-sz)
See treponemiasis.
treponematosis
[trep′ənē′mətō′sis] pl. treponematoses
Etymology: Gk, trepein + nema + osis, condition
any disease caused by spirochetes of the genus Treponema. All these infections are effectively treated with penicillin; often one dose, given intramuscularly, results in cure. Kinds of treponematoses are bejel, pinta, syphilis, and yaws.


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