Pronunciation of 'Toxoplasmosis'
The word 'Toxoplasmosis' is a medical term referring to an infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Below are its pronunciations and meanings in English.
Word Origin
The term 'Toxoplasmosis' originates from New Latin, combining 'Toxoplasma' (the name of the parasite) and '-osis' (a suffix indicating a pathological condition).
Pronunciation Details
English (United States)
A disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which can infect humans and animals, often through contaminated food or contact with infected cat feces.
Pronounced as ‘tok-soh-plaz-MOH-sis’. ‘Tok’ as in ‘talk’, ‘soh’ as in ‘so’, ‘plaz’ as in ‘plaz’, and ‘moh-sis’ with stress on the third syllable.