treponematosis
noun
trep·o·ne·ma·to·sis
ˌtre-pə-ˌnē-mə-ˈtō-səs 
-ˌne-
-ˌne-
plural treponematoses
ˌtre-pə-ˌnē-mə-ˈtō-ˌsēz
-ˌne-
: infection with or disease caused by treponemata
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This fact explains my theory that medieval elites suffered more severely from treponematosis than peasants.
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Marylynn Salmon, The Conversation, 13 July 2022
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treponematosis
noun
trepo·ne·ma·to·sis
-ˌnē-mə-ˈtō-səs
-ˌnem-ə-
-ˌnem-ə-
plural treponematoses
-ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by spirochetes of the genus Treponema
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