TOXOPLASMOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("toxoplasmosis" is a kind of...):

infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)

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