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borrelia

[buh-rel-ee-uh, -rel-yuh, -ree-lee-uh, -reel-yuh]
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noun Bacteriology.
  1. any of several spiral, parasitic bacteria of the genus Borrelia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, other mammals, or birds.
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Origin of borrelia

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

(bə-rē′lē-ə, -rĕl′ē-ə)
n.
  1. A genus of parasitic irregularly coiled helical spirochetes, some species of which cause relapsing fever in humans.
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