treponematosis

[ trep-uh-nee-muh-toh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an infection caused by an organism of the genus Treponema, as syphilis, pinta, bejel, or yaws.

Word History and Origins

Origin of treponematosis¹

1940–45; < New Latin Treponemat- (stem of Treponema; treponema ) + -osis