Etymology

toxoplasmosis

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Today it means: A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans. Full definition →

French toxoplasmose ← translingual Toxoplasma
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  1. translingual · derived fromToxoplasma
  2. French · derived fromtoxoplasmose
  3. English todaytoxoplasmosis

From French toxoplasmose, from translingual Toxoplasma + -osis.

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