n, pl  -to*ses   :  a condition characterized by the presence of myxomas in the body : specif  :  a severe disease of rabbits that is caused by a poxvirus, 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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