borrelia
noun
bor·re·lia
bə-ˈrel-ē-ə 
-ˈrē-lē-
-ˈrē-lē-
1
capitalized
: a genus of small flexible spirochetes of the family Spirochaetaceae that are parasites of humans and warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of septicemia in chickens (B. recurrentis), relapsing fever in Africa (B. duttoni), and Lyme disease in the United States (B. burgdorferi)
2
: a spirochete of the genus Borrelia
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“Borrelia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/borrelia. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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