myxoma virus

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   a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans

   Broaderpoxvirus

Questions about myxoma virus

What does myxoma virus mean?

myxoma virus means "a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans".

Is myxoma virus a common word?

myxoma virus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.