TOXOPLASMOSIS


Meaning of TOXOPLASMOSIS in English

[ ˌtɒksə(ʊ)plaz'məʊsɪs ]

■ noun Medicine a disease caused by a parasitic protozoan, transmitted chiefly through undercooked meat, soil, or in cat faeces.

Origin

1930s: from Toxoplasma (genus name) + -osis .

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