borrelia

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noun

Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever

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Meanings

nounborrelia (plural borrelias or borreliae)

plural borrelias · plural borreliae

  1. Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever

Origin

For Amédée Borrel, French bacteriologist.

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APA

borrelia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borrelia

MLA

“borrelia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borrelia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “borrelia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/borrelia.

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