A tick-borne illness caused by a neurotoxin produced in the tick's salivary gland, causing weakness, paralysis, and potentially respiratory failure.

Alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe

A model of microprocessor production in which each microarchitecture change is followed with a die shrink of the process technology.

(medicine) a kind of fever caused by a tick bite

(idiomatic) To fulfill all the requirements, especially as itemized in a list; to have all the needed characteristics; to complete all the steps in a process in an orderly manner.

The tick Ixodes ricinus.

(pathology) A viral infectious disease of the central nervous system borne by ticks, which most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or meningoencephalitis.

Alternative form of tic-tac-toe

Alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe

Ixodes holocyclus, an Australian tick that can cause paralysis by injecting neurotoxins into its host.