tickborne

tickborne

English

Etymology

tick +‎ borne

Adjective

tickborne (not comparable)

1. Borne by ticks.
   • 2010 (publication date), Pamela Weintraub, "The 13 Faces of Lyme", Discover, ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 62:

     LYNE DISEASE, THE MOST PREVALENT tickborne infection in the United States, can vary greatly from one person to the next.