toxoplasma

[ tok-suh-plaz-muh ]

noun

, plural tox·o·plas·ma·ta [tok-s, uh, -, plaz, -m, uh, -t, uh], tox·o·plas·mas.

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

Other Words From

• toxo·plasmic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of toxoplasma¹

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