Definition of Borrelia

1. Noun. Cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever.

Generic synonyms: Spirochaete, Spirochete
Group relationships: Genus Borrelia

Definition of Borrelia

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Borrelia

1. a coiled spirochete [n -S]

Medical Definition of Borrelia

1. A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, helical bacteria, various species of which produce relapsing fever in man and other animals. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Borrelia

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borovskite
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borrasca
borrel
borrelia (current term)
borrelia burgdorferi
borrelia infections
borrelias
borreliosis
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borrow pit
borrowable
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borrowed
borrowed time
borrower
borrower's card
borrowers

Literary usage of Borrelia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Atlas und Lehrbuch wichtiger tierischer Parasiten und ihrer Überträger: Mit by Rudolf Otto Neumann, Martin Mayer (1914)
"Alle von uns im folgenden beschriebenen Spirochäten gehören also eigentlich dieser Gattung borrelia zu, wir haben aber, anderen Autoren folgend, ..."

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