English Explanatory Dictionary

borrelia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever

Word forms

borrelia borrelias borreliae

Etymology

For Amédée Borrel, French bacteriologist.

Derived words

borrelial borrelian
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