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Definition of Lyme arthritis

1. Noun. An acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick.

Medical Definition of Lyme arthritis

1. Migratory polyarthritis, common in New England (named for Lyme, Conn.), spirochete (Borrelia) transmitted by tick (Ixodes dammini), joint effusion, especially knee (may be only finding), skin lesions: erythema chronicum migrans (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lyme Arthritis

Literary usage of Lyme arthritis

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

1. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"... with microbial infection (eg, peptic ulcer with Helicobacter pylori, liver cancer with hepatitis B and C viruses, and lyme arthritis with Borrelia burg- ..."

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