Lyme disease
noun/ˈlaɪm dɪziːz/
/ˈlaɪm dɪziːz/
[uncountable]- a serious disease that causes a high temperature and pain in the joints of the body, caused by bacteria carried by ticks (= small insects)Word Origin1970s: named after Lyme, a town in Connecticut, US, where an outbreak occurred.
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