Murine Definition

myo͝orīn
adjective
Of the murids, or family of rodents including the Old World rats and mice.
Webster's New World
Caused, transmitted by, or affecting such a rodent.
Murine leukemia.
American Heritage Medicine
noun
A murine rodent.
Webster's New World

Origin of Murine

  • Latin mūrīnus of mice from mūs mūr- mouse mūs- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin stem, mur-, of mus (“mouse") +"Ž -ine

    From Wiktionary

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