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Lyme disease

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/laɪm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlaɪm dɪˌziz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(līm)

Lyme dis•ease /ˈlaɪm dɪˌziz/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Pathologya serious, recurrent disease characterized by pains in the joints, fatigue, and sometimes problems in the nervous system, caused by a microorganism carried by a tick.

Lyme′ disease′ (līm),USA pronunciation [Pathol.]

Pathologyan acute inflammatory disease caused by a tick-borne spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, characterized by recurrent episodes of decreasing severity in which joint swelling, fever, and rash occur, sometimes with cardiac or nervous system complications.

after Lyme, Conn., where it was first described

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Lyme disease /laɪm/ n

a disease of domestic animals and humans, caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burghdorferi and transmitted by ticks, and variously affecting the joints, heart, and brain

Etymology: 20th Century: named after Lyme, Connecticut, the town where it was first identified in humans

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