myxomatosis
noun
myx·o·ma·to·sis mik-ˌsō-mə-ˈtō-səs 
: 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) and transmitted by mosquitoes, biting flies, and direct contact and that has been used in the biological control of rabbits especially in Australia
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The first virus ever deliberately used to eradicate a wild-animal population was myxoma virus, which causes myxomatosis, a disease fatal to domestic rabbits. 
Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020 Eventually, a myxomatosis vaccine was developed, and the disease was more or less brought under control. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020 These rabbits never develop the skin tumors or any of the classic symptoms of myxomatosis. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2017
Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020 Eventually, a myxomatosis vaccine was developed, and the disease was more or less brought under control. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020 These rabbits never develop the skin tumors or any of the classic symptoms of myxomatosis. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2017 Word History
Etymology
myxomat-, Greco-Latin stem of myxoma + -osis, as translation of German Myxomkrankheit
First Known Use
1927, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
myxomatosis
noun
myx·o·ma·to·sis mik-ˌsō-mə-ˈtō-səs
plural myxomatoses -ˌsēz
: 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), is transmitted by mosquitoes, biting flies, and direct contact, and has been used in the biological control of wild rabbit populations
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