myxoma

American  

[mik-soh-muh] / mɪkˈsoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

myxomas, myxomata

1. a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue.

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myxoma British  

/ mɪkˈsəʊmə, mɪkˈsɒmətəs /

noun

1. a tumour composed of mucous connective tissue, usually situated in subcutaneous tissue

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Other Word Forms

• myxomatous noun

Etymology

Origin of myxoma

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at myx-, -oma

Example Sentences

It looked like a benign tumor, called a myxoma, Minella said.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2022

But the myxoma virus — fatal to millions of Australian rabbits — is a textbook example of a virus that did not get milder over time.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022

They had discovered the myxoma virus in a species of cottontail rabbit native to South America.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

Yet the myxoma virus did not eradicate the Australian rabbits.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

Mucous polypus of the nose, which is often described as a myxoma, is merely a pendulous process of œdematous mucous membrane.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis