myxoma
Americannoun
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myxomas,
plural
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myxomata
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of myxoma
From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at myx-, -oma
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Scientists killed hundreds of millions of them by introducing the myxoma virus — the deadliest vertebrate virus — but as Carl Zimmer wrote in June, the rabbits adapted and kicked off an evolutionary arms race.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
But when the scientists infected European rabbits in their laboratory, the myxoma virus proved astonishingly lethal.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Through the 1950s, Dr. Fenner discovered why: The myxoma virus grew less deadly.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Scientists intentionally introduced the myxoma virus to Australia in the hopes of wiping out the country’s invasive rabbit population.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
New growths include the fibroma, the myxoma, the myeloma or giant-celled tumour, and various forms of sarcoma.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
In autopsy studies, around 100 myxomas are seen per one million population.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
Characteristic myxomas are mucoid tumors which chiefly originate from the mucous membrane and are especially to be found within the nasal passages and uteri of cattle.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Polyps are usually fibromas or myxomas, occurring on the mucous membrane of the nasal passages or genital tract.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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