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Treponemataceae

noun pl Trep·o·ne·ma·ta·ce·ae \ˌtrep-ə-ˌnē-mə-ˈtā-sē-ˌē\

Medical Definition of TREPONEMATACEAE

in former classifications :  a family of the order Spirochaetales comprising small variable spirochetes without obvious structural differentiation and including a number of important pathogens

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