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Definition of: toxoplasmosis
(tok′sō·plaz·mō′sis) noun
A diseased condition resulting from the presence of or infection by sporozoan parasites (genus Toxoplasma) which act principally upon the nervous system of certain animals and sometimes of man. [<NL <Toxoplasma, genus name]
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