English word toxoplasmosis comes from English -osis, Translingual Toxoplasma
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-osis | English (eng) | (pathology) functional disease or condition such as hepatosis. Formation, increase. Process, action. |
Toxoplasma | Translingual (mul) | A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – parasitic sporozoans that cause disease in mammals, including humans, and birds. |
toxoplasmosis | English (eng) | A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans. |