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noun
A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A condition characterized by the growth of many myxomata (tumors of primitive connective tissue).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable
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noun
a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: animal disease
History
Etymology tree English myxoma Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English myxomatosis From myxoma + -osis.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
