myxomatosis

[ mik-suh-muh-toh-sis ]

/ ˌmɪk sə məˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

a condition characterized by the presence of many myxomas.
myxomatous degeneration.

Veterinary Pathology. a highly infectious viral disease of rabbits, artificially introduced into Great Britain and Australia to reduce the rabbit population.

Nearby words

myxofibrosarcoma, myxoid, myxoid cyst, myxolipoma, myxoma, myxomatosis, myxomembranous colitis, myxomycete, myxomycetous, myxopapillary ependymoma, myxopapilloma

Origin of myxomatosis

1925–30; < New Latin myxomat- (stem of myxoma; see myx-, -oma) + -osis

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British Dictionary definitions for myxomatosis

myxomatosis

/ (ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs) /

noun

an infectious and usually fatal viral disease of rabbits characterized by swelling of the mucous membranes and formation of skin tumours; transmitted by flea bites

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Medicine definitions for myxomatosis

myxomatosis

[ mĭk-sō′mə-tō′sĭs ]

n.

A condition characterized by the growth of many myxomas.

A highly infectious, usually fatal disease of rabbits that is caused by a pox virus and is characterized by many skin tumors similar to myxomas.