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Definition of toxoplasmosis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

toxoplasmosis

noun
 
/ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/
 
/ˌtɑːksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. a disease that can be dangerous to a baby while it is still in its mother’s body, caught from bacteria in meat, soil or animal faecesTopics Health problemsc2
    Word Origin1930s: from toxo- + plasma + -osis.
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