Toxoplasma Definition

tŏksə-plăzmə
noun
Any of various parasitic protozoans of the genus Toxoplasma, including some that cause disease in birds and mammals.
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pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae "” parasitic sporozoans that cause disease in mammals, including humans, and birds.

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Other Word Forms of Toxoplasma

Noun

Singular:
toxoplasma
Plural:
toxoplasmas

Origin of Toxoplasma

  • From Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow") + πλάσμα (plásma, “something molded"), referring to its bow-shaped form.

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  • From the genus name.

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Toxoplasma Sentence Examples

  • Of the 372 barren ewes, 35.2% had significant titres to Toxoplasma compared with 19.9% of ewes which lambed normally.

  • We have recently identified a number of putative regulatory genes, including cyclin-dependent kinases of Toxoplasma.

  • Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that can be acquired by the mother from handling cat feces, drinking unpasteurized milk, or eating contaminated meat.

  • Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by the one-celled parasitic organism Toxoplasma gondii.

  • Toxoplasmosis is caused by a one-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

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