noun
toxoplasmosis
Medical term for the parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii.
トキソプラズマ症は、妊婦が感染すると胎児に影響が出ることがある。
Toxoplasmosis can affect the fetus if a pregnant woman becomes infected.
Refers to the parasite itself (Toxoplasma), while トキソプラズマ症 is the disease caused by it.
From トキソプラズマ (Toxoplasma) + 症 (しょう, 'disease').