What it means
The root in toxic (poisonous), toxin, toxicology (the study of poisons) and toxicity, as in digoxin toxicity. In toxoplasmosistok-soh-plaz-MOH-sisAn infection with Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite carried by cats and found in undercooked meat and soil.toxo- bow (from the parasite's curved shape)plasm formed thing-osis conditionFull entry it comes from a different Greek word, but the root looks the same.
At a glance
| Also written | toxic/o, toxico- |
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Related terms
digoxin
A drug that makes the heart beat more strongly and more slowly.
toxoplasmosis
An infection with Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite carried by cats and found in undercooked meat and soil.