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LYME ARTHRITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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