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单词 lyme disease
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
Lyme dis•ease /ˈlaɪm dɪˌziz/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologya serious, recurrent disease characterized by pains in the joints, fatigue, and sometimes problems in the nervous system, caused by a microorganism carried by a tick.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Lyme disease′  (līm),USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyan acute inflammatory disease caused by a tick-borne spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, characterized by recurrent episodes of decreasing severity in which joint swelling, fever, and rash occur, sometimes with cardiac or nervous system complications.
  • after Lyme, Conn., where it was first described

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Lyme disease /laɪm/ n
  1. a disease of domestic animals and humans, caused by the spirochaete Borrelia burghdorferi and transmitted by ticks, and variously affecting the joints, heart, and brain
Etymology: 20th Century: named after Lyme, Connecticut, the town where it was first identified in humans
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