toxoplasma

[ tok-suh-plaz-muh ]

noun,plural tox·o·plas·ma·ta [tok-suh-plaz-muh-tuh], /ˌtɒk səˈplæz mə tə/, tox·o·plas·mas.
  1. any protist of the genus Toxoplasma, especially T. gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis.

Origin of toxoplasma

1
<New Latin Toxoplasma (1909); see toxo-, plasma

Other words from toxoplasma

  • tox·o·plas·mic, adjective

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