toxoplasmosis

What it means

1. countableuncountableA disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.

   Well, yes, boss, it’s a parasite called toxoplasmosis. It can be transferred from cats to humans and bring about some complications.

   2025 September 24, “Conflict of Interest”, in South Park, season 27, episode 5, spoken by JD Vance

   3 more examples

   Some profiles are particularly associated with severe toxoplasmoses, but this relationship is especially true for experimental infections in the murine model.

   2001, P. Ambroise-Thomas, “Parasitic diseases and immunodeficiencies”, in F. E. G. Cox, L. H. Chappell, editors, Concomitant Infections, page 569

   In a study of treatment of the infected mother during pregnancy with spiramycin, pyrimethamine, and sulfonamides there was a significant reduction in the severity of congenital toxoplasmosis.

   2008, Sarah J. Gaskill, Arthur E. Marlin, “74: Tuberculosis and Fungal and Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System”, in A. Leland Albright, Ian F. Pollack, P. David Adelson, editors, Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2nd edition, page 1189

   Like other Australian marsupial taxa, wombats appear particularly susceptible to toxoplasmosis due to exposure to the coccidian parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

   2008, Larry Vogelnest, Rupert Woods, editors, Medicine of Australian Mammals, unnumbered page

   Synonyms: toxo

In a sentence

Some profiles are particularly associated with severe toxoplasmoses, but this relationship is especially true for experimental infections in the murine model.

2001, P. Ambroise-Thomas, “Parasitic diseases and immunodeficiencies”, in F. E. G. Cox, L. H. Chappell, editors, Concomitant Infections, page 569

Where it comes from

1. translingualToxoplasma
2. Frenchtoxoplasmose
3. Englishtoxoplasmosis

From French toxoplasmose, from translingual Toxoplasma + -osis.