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bor⋅rel⋅i⋅a

[buh-rel-ee-uh, -rel-yuh, -ree-lee-uh, -reel-yuh]
–noun Bacteriology.
any of several spiral, parasitic bacteria of the genus Borrelia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, other mammals, or birds.

Origin:
< NL (1907), named after Amédée Borrel (d. 1936); see -ia
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bor·rel·i·a   (bə-rěl'ē-ə, -rē'lē-ə)   
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.

[New Latin, after Amédée Borrel (1867-1936), French bacteriologist.]
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Main Entry: bor·re·lia
Pronunciation: b&-'rel-E-&, -'rE-lE-
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of small flexiblespirochetes of the family Spirochaetaceae that are parasites of humans and warm-blooded animals and include the causative agents of septicemia in chickens (B. recurrentis), relapsing fever inAfrica (B. duttoni), and Lyme disease in the U.S. (B. burgdorferi)
2 : a spirochete of the genus Borrelia
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Borrelia Bor·re·li·a (bə-rē'lē-ə, -rěl'ē-ə)
n.
A genus of parasitic irregularly coiled helical spirochetes, some species of which cause relapsing fever in humans.

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