noun
Lyme
noun
1
Short for Lyme disease, a tick-borne bacterial infection that can cause fever, rash, and joint pain.
"After finding a tick bite and a bullseye rash, she went straight to the doctor to test for Lyme."
name
1
Any of several towns in England and the United States, all ultimately named after Lyme Regis in Dorset, England.
"Old Lyme, Connecticut, is a quiet New England town known for its art colony."
How to Use Lyme
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly short for "Lyme disease," an illness spread by tick bites.
Common pairings
Lyme disease
test for Lyme
Word Forms
lymed past tense, lymes singular
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Etymology
The disease is named after Lyme, Connecticut, where it was first identified in the 1970s; the town names themselves trace back to Lyme Regis in Dorset, England.