HyperDic: lyme_disease

English > 1 sense of the expression *Lyme disease*:
NOUN	state	Lyme disease, Lyme arthritis	an acute inflammatory disease characterized by a rash with joint swelling and fever

English > *Lyme disease*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
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.
Synonym	Lyme arthritis
Broader	zoonosis, zoonotic disease	An animal disease that can be transmitted to humans