myxoma

American  

[mik-soh-muh] / mɪkˈsoʊ mə /

noun

Pathology.

plural

myxomas, myxomata

1. a soft tumor composed of connective and mucoid tissue.

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myxoma British  

/ mɪkˈsəʊmə, mɪkˈsɒmətəs /

noun

1. a tumour composed of mucous connective tissue, usually situated in subcutaneous tissue

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Other Word Forms

• myxomatous noun

Etymology

Origin of myxoma

From New Latin, dating back to 1865–70; myx-, -oma

Example Sentences

Scientists intentionally introduced the myxoma virus to Australia in the hopes of wiping out the country’s invasive rabbit population.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

Dr. Read decided to revisit the myxoma virus saga when he started his laboratory at Penn State in 2008.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

After its introduction in 1950, myxoma virus became less lethal to the rabbits, but Dr. Read and his colleagues discovered that it reversed course in the 1990s.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

For many virologists, the best example of this unpredictability is a pathogen that has been ravaging rabbits in Australia for the past 72 years: the myxoma virus.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

Myxoma.—A myxoma is composed of tissue of a soft gelatinous, semifluid consistence.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis