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
myxomatosis in American English
(ˌmɪksəməˈtoʊsɪs)
noun
1.
the presence of many myxomas
2.
an infectious viral disease in rabbits, transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by tumorous growths resembling myxomas
Word origin
see myxoma & -osis
Examples of 'myxomatosis' in a sentence
myxomatosis
Since myxomatosis birch and oak have repopulated the area.
Perring, Franklyn A Guide to Britain's Conservation Heritage (1991)
Myxomatosis is spread from animal to animal by the rabbit flea.