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toxoplasma

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[tok-suh-plaz-muh] / ˌtɒk səˈplæz mə /

noun

any protist of the genus Toxoplasma, especially T. gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis.

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Derived Forms

toxoplasmic

adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of toxoplasma

< New Latin Toxoplasma (1909); see toxo-, plasma

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