borrelia

[buh-rel-ee-uh, -rel-yuh, -ree-lee-uh, -reel-yuh]

noun Bacteriology.

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

< New Latin (1907), named after Amédée Borrel (died 1936); see -ia

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borrelia in Medicine

(bə-rē′lē-ə, -rĕl′ē-ə)

A genus of parasitic irregularly coiled helical spirochetes, some species of which cause relapsing fever in humans.