borrelia
[ buh-rel-ee-uh, -rel-yuh, -ree-lee-uh, -reel-yuh ]
nounBacteriology.
any of several spiral, parasitic bacteria of the genus Borrelia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, other mammals, or birds.
Origin of borrelia
1<New Latin (1907), named after Amédée Borrel (died 1936); see -ia
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How to use borrelia in a sentence
Caused by the bacterium borrelia burgdorferi, the illness is transmitted by the bite of an infected tick.
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