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myxomatosis definition

myxo·ma·to·sis (mik′sə mə tō′sis)

noun

  1. the presence of many myxomas
  2. an infectious viral disease in rabbits, transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by tumorous growths resembling myxomas

Etymology: see myxoma & -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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