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toxoplasmosis

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tok′sō plaz mō′sis)

tox•o•plas•mo•sis (tok′sō plaz mō′sis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]

Pathologyinfection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, transmitted to humans by consumption of insufficiently cooked meat containing the parasite or by contact with contaminated cats or their feces: the illness produced is usually mild, but in pregnant women may damage the fetus.

Neo-Latin Toxoplasm(a) (see toxoplasma) + -osis
1925–30

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toxoplasmosis /ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/ n

a protozoal disease characterized by jaundice, enlarged liver and spleen, and convulsions, caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii

ˌtoxoˈplasmic adj

'toxoplasmosis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

toxo- - pyrimethamine - toxoplasma

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