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Lyme disease

noun

Etymology

Named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, USA, where a number of cases were identified in 1975.

Definitions

  1. Infection by one of three or more subspecies of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which…

    Infection by one of three or more subspecies of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by four species of tick in genus Ixodes. Symptoms include a rash followed by fever, joint pain, and headaches.

    • The number of Lyme disease cases reported in Dutchess County last year jumped by 50 percent compared to the year before, reaching the third-highest total on record in the state.
    • I wish I could get Lyme disease if it would get me out of this dance.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA