toxoplasmosis
toxoplasmosis · toxoplasmoses
токсоплазмоз
Toxoplasmose
A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids,…A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.
/ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/
» Cat poop can give you toxoplasmosis.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.
Toxoplasmose
токсоплазмо́зtoksoplazmóz
More definitions
- infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus
Examples
2 sentencesCat poop can give you toxoplasmosis.
What are the risks of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy?
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii:
Origin
From French toxoplasmose, from translingual Toxoplasma + -osis.From French toxoplasmose, from translingual Toxoplasma + -osis.
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Forms
plural: toxoplasmoses| Singular | toxoplasmosis |
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Synonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
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