myxomatosis

[ mik-suh-muh-toh-sis ]

noun

1. Pathology.
   1. a condition characterized by the presence of many myxomas.
   2. myxomatous degeneration.
2. Veterinary Pathology. a highly infectious viral disease of rabbits, artificially introduced into Great Britain and Australia to reduce the rabbit population.

myxomatosis

/ ˌmɪksəməˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of myxomatosis¹

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

Example Sentences

But Monica had first sight of the poems themselves, along with Myxomatosis, Essential Beauty, Solar, Days, Water, Sad Steps.

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