tick-borne

[ tik-bawrn, -bohrn ]
/ ˈtɪkˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /

adjective

carried or transmitted by ticks: tick-borne disease.

Origin of tick-borne

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby tick-borne

tick over, tick paralysis, tick trefoil, tick typhus, tick-bird, tick-borne, tick-borne encephalitis virus, tick-borne typhus, tick-tack-toe, ticked, tickell

Example sentences from the Web for tick-borne

  • On the other hand, the accumulated evidence has fully substantiated the hypothesis that it is tick-borne.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

Medical definitions for tick-borne

tick-borne

adj.

Carried or transmitted by ticks, as certain diseases.