1) Animal disease 2) Disease of rabbits 3) Myxomatous degeneration 
Myxomatosis (sometimes shortened to `myxo` or `myxy`) is a disease that affects rabbits and is caused by the myxoma virus. It was first observed in Uruguay in laboratory rabbits in the late 19th century. It was introduced into Australia in 1950 in an attempt to control the rabbit population (see Rabbits in Australia). Affected rabbits develop ...
a highly fatal infectious viral disease of rabbits. It is characterized by fever, swelling of the mucous membranes, and the presence of nodular skin ... [3 related articles]
1. A fatal disease of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) marked by purulent conjunctivitis and the development of myxomatous growths in the skin; caused by rabbit myxoma virus, a member of the family Poxviridae, and transmitted mechanically by mosquitoes; natural hosts are rabbits of the genus Sylvilagus in California and Brazil, in which the...
(mik″so-mә-to´sis) the development of multiple myxomas. myxomatous degeneration.
Type: Term Pronunciation: mik′sō-mă-tō′sis Definitions: 1. Multiple myxomas. Synonyms: mucoid degeneration
[n] - a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits
noun a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits
Contagious, usually fatal, virus infection of rabbits which causes much suffering. It has been deliberately introduced in the UK and Australia since the 1950s to reduce the rabbit population
· a condition characterized by the presence of many myxomas. · myxomatous degeneration.