| muricate | Rough on the surface due to minute, short, hard outgrowths of the epidermis (tubercules). (09 Oct 1997) |
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| muricoid | <zoology> Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidae. Origin: Murex. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| muriculate | Rough with minute, short, hard points. (09 Oct 1997) |
| muridae | A family of the order rodentia containing 250 genera including the two genera mus and rattus, from which the laboratory inbred strains are developed. The fifteen subfamilies are hesperomyinae (new world mice and rats), cricetinae, spalacinae, myospalacinae, lophiomyinae, platacanthomyinae, nesomyinae, otomyinae, rhizomyinae, microtinae (arvicolinae), gerbillinae, dendromurinae, cricetomyinae, murinae (old world mice and rats), and hydromyinae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| muride | <chemistry> Bromine; formerly so called from its being obtained from sea water. Origin: L. Muria brine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| muriform | <botany> Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and regular arrangement; as, a muriform variety of cellular tissue. Origin: L. Murus a wall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| murine | Pertaining to mice. (18 Nov 1997) |
| murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | <syndrome> Acquired defect of cellular immunity that occurs in mice infected with mouse leukaemia viruses (mulv). The syndrome shows striking similarities with human aids and is characterised by lymphadenopathy, profound immunosuppression, enhanced susceptibility to opportunistic infections, and B-cell lymphomas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| murine hepatitis | A form of hepatitis in mice due to synergism between the mouse hepatitis virus and Eperythrozoon coccoides. Synonym: murine hepatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| murine leprosy | A slowly but progressively fatal form of leprosy occurring in rats, caused by Mycobacterium lepraemurium; it appears in two forms, glandular and musculocutaneous; causes induration, alopecia, and eventually ulceration. Synonym: mouse leprosy, murine leprosy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| murine leukaemia | A leukaemic disorder of mice caused by a number of different type C retroviruses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| murine leukaemia virus | <virology> A group of type C retroviruses infecting mice and causing in some strains lymphatic leukaemia after a long latent period. Nearly all are replication competemt and v onc minus. See: Abelson leukaemia virus. (18 Nov 1997) |
| murine sarcoma virus | A seemingly defective retrovirus that produces sarcomas in mice when growing in the presence of a "helper" virus; e.g., mouse leukaemia virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| murine typhus | An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microoganism, rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (xenopsylla cheopis). The animal reservoir includes rats, mice and other rodents. Murine typhus occurs sporadically worldwide but is more prevalent in congested rat-infested urban areas. Also known as endemic typhus, rat-flea typhus; urban typhus of malaya). (12 Dec 1998) |
| murk | The refuse of fruit, after the juice has been expressed; marc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |