ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈplazmə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from tox- (I) + -plasma
1. capitalized : a genus of parasitic microorganisms of uncertain systematic position usually held to be protozoans related to the sporozoans but possibly belonging among the Fungi, prob. comprising a single species of very low host specificity, and being typically serious pathogens of vertebrates that invade the tissues and induce widespread miliary granulomatous lesions and ulceration
2. plural toxoplasmas -məz or toxoplasma·ta -məd.ə also toxoplasma : an organism of the genus Toxoplasma — see toxoplasmosis
• tox·o·plas·mic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|plazmik adjective