- toxoplasm
- tox·o·plasm
English syllables. 2014.
toxoplasm
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toxoplasm — toxo·plasm täk sə .plaz əm n TOXOPLASMA (2) … Medical dictionary
toxoplasm — ˈtäksəˌplazəm noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Toxoplasma : a microorganism of the genus Toxoplasma … Useful english dictionary
toxoplasmosis — /tok soh plaz moh sis/, n. Pathol. infection 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 … Universalium
toxoplasmosis — tox•o•plas•mo•sis [[t]ˌtɒk soʊ plæzˈmoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat an infection with a protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii, commonly transmitted by contaminated meat or cat feces: usu. mild but a cause of fetal damage in pregnant women • Etymology: 1925–30; <… … From formal English to slang
