Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toxoplasmosis

/ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: tox-o-plas-mo-sis
IPA: /ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some profiles are particularly associated with severe toxoplasmoses, but this relationship is especially true for experimental infections in the murine model."
"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."
"Like other Australian marsupial taxa, wombats appear particularly susceptible to toxoplasmosis due to exposure to the coccidian parasite Toxoplasma gondii."
"Well, yes, boss, it’s a parasite called toxoplasmosis. It can be transferred from cats to humans and bring about some complications."

Etymology

From French toxoplasmose, from translingual Toxoplasma + -osis.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: toxoplasmose
Suffix: osis

Usage

Inflected Forms

toxoplasmoses (plural)

Derived Forms

neurotoxoplasmosis toxoplasmotic

Frequently Paired Words

toxoplasma toxoplasmastasis

Synonyms

toxo

Questions

How do you pronounce toxoplasmosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs/.
What does toxoplasmosis mean?: A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.
Where does toxoplasmosis come from?: It is traced to French.

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