Dictionary
tox•o•plas•ma
Pronunciation: (tok"su-plaz'mu), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ma•taPronunciation: (-mu-tu), [key] -mas.
any protist of the genus
Toxoplasma, esp.
T. gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis.
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