treponemiasis [trep-uh-nuh-mahy-uh-sis] Word Origin noun Pathology.
- infection with treponema; syphilis.
Origin of treponemiasis treponem(a) + -iasis treponemiasis in Medicine treponemiasis [trĕp′ə-nē-mī′ə-sĭs] n.
- Infection caused by a spirochete of the genus Treponema.treponematosis