Medical Dictionary
deer tick
noun \ˈdi(ə)r-\
Medical Definition of DEER TICK
: a tick of the genus Ixodes (I. scapularis synonym I. dammini) that transmits the bacterium causing Lyme disease
Illustration of DEER TICK
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