(pathology) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries...
Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈte.nu.is/, [perˈt̪ɛːnuis] pertenuis (neuter pertenue); third-declension two-termination adjective very thin, fine or slender...