lyme
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A bacterial infection transmitted to humans by the bite of infected black-legged ticks (genus Ixodes), characterized by a circular rash, fever, fatigue, and joint inflammation (short for Lyme disease).
"After hiking through the tall grass in Connecticut, he was tested for Lyme when a bull's-eye rash appeared on his arm."
American A coastal town in New London County, southeastern Connecticut, United States, located along the eastern bank of the Connecticut River, after which Lyme disease was named.
An archaic or historical term for a bloodhound or leashed hunting dog led by a strap (lyam) to track game by scent.
"The huntsman held the eager lyme on a leather strap as they searched the forest floor for the stag's trail."
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