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English
Etymology
For Amédée Borrel, French bacteriologist.
Noun
borrelia (plural borrelias or borreliae)
- Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Borrelia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /borˈrɛ.lja/
- Rhymes: -ɛlja
- Hyphenation: bor‧rè‧lia
Noun
borrelia f (plural borrelie)
- borrelia
Further reading
- borrelia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana