borrelia

bor·rel·i·a  (b-rl-, -rl-)

n.

Any of various irregularly coiled helical spirochetes of the genus Borrelia, some species of which cause relapsing fever in humans, other mammals, and birds.

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[New Latin, after Amédée Borrel (1867-1936), French bacteriologist.]

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Noun

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borrelia - cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever spirochaete, spirochete - parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals genus Borrelia - small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals