an infectious and usually fatal viral disease of rabbits characterized by swelling of the mucous membranes and formation of skin tumours; transmitted by flea bites
myxo- in British English
or before a vowel myx-
combining form
mucus or slime
myxomycete
Word origin
from Greek muxa slime, mucus
myxo- in American English
(ˈmɪksoʊ; ˈmɪksə)
slime or mucus
myxomycete
: also, before a vowel, myx-
Word origin
< Gr myxa, mucus
myxo- in American English
prefix
a combining form meaning “mucus” or “slime,” used in the formation of compound words