LYME ARTHRITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Lyme arthritis; Lyme disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Lyme arthritis" is a kind of...):

zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)

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