Medical Definition of Trichomonas tenax

1. A species that lives as a commensal in the mouth of humans and other primates, especially in the tartar around the teeth or in the defects of carious teeth; there is no evidence of direct pathogenesis, but it is frequently associated with pyogenic organisms in pus pockets or at the base of teeth. Synonym: Trichomonas buccalis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trichomonas Tenax

Tricholoma sejunctum
Tricholoma vaccinum
Tricholoma venenata
Tricholomataceae
Trichomanes boschianum
Trichomanes reniforme
Trichomanes speciosum
Trichomonadidae
Trichomonas buccalis
Trichomonas foetus
Trichomonas gallinae
Trichomonas gallinarum
Trichomonas hominis
Trichomonas ovis
Trichomonas suis
Trichomonas tenax (current term)
Trichophaga
Trichophaga tapetzella
Trichophyton concentricum
Trichophyton equinum
Trichophyton megninii
Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Trichophyton rubrum
Trichophyton schoenleinii
Trichophyton simii
Trichophyton tonsurans
Trichophyton verrucosum
Trichophyton violaceum
Trichopleuris
Trichostema

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