n.
Pronunciation: mik- ˌ s ō -m ə - ' t ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from myxomat-, myxoma
Date: 1927
: a condition characterized by the presence of myxomas in the body specifically : a severe virus disease of rabbits that is caused by a poxvirus (species Myxoma virus of the genus Leporipoxvirus ) transmitted by mosquitoes and that has been used in the biological control of rabbits especially in Australia