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/ˈjɔːz/ · noun
(pathology) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries..
Other threats came from organisms co-evolving with humans, including tapeworms and such spirochaetes as Treponema, the agent of syphilis, and the similar skin infection, yaws.
Use yaws when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Yaws means (pathology) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries..
Common synonyms include frambesia, parangi, pian, framboesia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Other threats came from organisms co-evolving with humans, including tapeworms and such spirochaetes as Treponema, the agent of syphilis, and the similar skin infection, yaws.
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