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Definition of Borrelia
1. Noun. Cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever.
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
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, ..."