A genus of the family Muridae that includes about 16 species of mice; domesticated strains are numerous and genetically well defined, the most popular being the albino and piebald strains. [L. m. (mur-), a mouse]
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medically unexplained symptoms; mouse urologic syndrome; muscinol
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Mus 'məs n a genus of rodents that is the type of the family Muridae and includes the house mouse (M. musculus) and a few related small forms distinguished by the square-notched tip of the upper incisors as seen in profile
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(mus) [L. “mouseâ€] a genus of rodents of the family Muridae, including several species of mice.Medical dictionary. 2011.