toxoplasma

[ tok-suh-plaz-muh ]
/ ˌtɒk səˈplæz mə /

noun, plural tox·o·plas·ma·ta [tok-suh-plaz-muh-tuh] /ˌtɒk səˈplæz mə tə/, tox·o·plas·mas.

any protist of the genus Toxoplasma, especially T. gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis.

Origin of toxoplasma

< New Latin Toxoplasma (1909); see toxo-, plasma

OTHER WORDS FROM toxoplasma

tox·o·plas·mic, adjective

Words nearby toxoplasma

toxocariasis, toxoid, toxophil, toxophilite, toxophore, toxoplasma, toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, toxopyrimidine, toy, toy boy