1. A benign tumor composed of gelatinous or mucoid tissue, often arising in connective tissue.
Usage: medical term; plural: myxomas or myxomata
2. A viral disease affecting rabbits, characterized by swelling and tumors, caused by myxoma virus.
Usage: veterinary term; also called myxomatosis

Examples

• The pathologist identified the growth as a myxoma rather than a malignant tumor.
• Myxoma virus was introduced to control the rabbit population in Australia.
• The patient's cardiac myxoma was discovered during a routine echocardiogram.
• Myxomas are typically slow-growing and rarely life-threatening unless they obstruct vital structures.
• The veterinarian explained that myxoma in wild rabbits spreads through insect vectors.