1. an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the bite of a deer tick; [syn: Lyme disease, Lyme arthritis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lyme disease
n 1: an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with
joint swelling and fever; caused by bacteria carried by the
bite of a deer tick [syn: Lyme disease, Lyme arthritis]