| mouse-tooth forceps | A forceps with one or two fine points at the tip of each blade, fitting into hollows between the points on the opposite blade. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mousefish | <zoology> See Frogfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mousepox | Congenital absence or gross shortening of long bones of limb or limbs. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mousepox virus | A virus belonging to the family Poxviridae morphologically similar to vaccinia virus, which occurs as a latent infection in laboratory mice, but which may be activated by stresses such as irradiation and transport to cause disease; inoculation into the footpad results in oedema and necrosis. Synonym: ectromelia virus, mousepox virus, pseudolymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mousetail | <botany> A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Myosurus), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mousetail pulse | A pulse marked by a wave, the apex of which is reached suddenly and which then subsides very gradually. Synonym: mousetail pulse. (05 Mar 2000) |