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toxoplasmosis definition

toxo·plas·mo·sis (täk′sō plaz mō′sis)

noun

a disease caused by a protozoan (Toxoplasma gondii), affecting humans and animals, esp. in the tropics: in its congenital form, it damages the central nervous system, eyes, and viscera

Etymology: ModL: see toxic, -plasm, & -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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