TREPONEMA

treponema

(noun) spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

treponema (plural treponemas or treponemata)

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

Anagrams

• enpromate

Source: Wiktionary



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30 June 2025

BODILY

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”


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