toxoplasma

[ tok-suh-plaz-muh ]

/ ˌtɒk səˈplæz mə /

noun, plural tox·o·plas·ma·ta [tok-suh-plaz-muh-tuh] /ˌtɒk səˈplæz mə tə/, tox·o·plas·mas.

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

Nearby words

toxocariasis, toxoid, toxophil, toxophilite, toxophore, toxoplasma, toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, toxopyrimidine, toy, toy boy

Origin of toxoplasma

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

Related formstox·o·plas·mic, adjective

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