noun
- plural of toxoplasma; parasitic protozoans that cause toxoplasmosis
Usage: medical; biology
Examples
- The laboratory identified toxoplasmas in the blood sample.
- Pregnant women should avoid exposure to toxoplasmas found in cat litter.
- The microscope revealed several toxoplasmas in the tissue specimen.
- Toxoplasmas can infect various warm-blooded animals including humans.
- The veterinarian tested the cat for toxoplasmas.
- Researchers studied how toxoplasmas reproduce in host cells.