toxoplasmosis


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
toxoplasmosis /ˌtɒksə(ʊ)plazˈməʊsɪs/
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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