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mice

American  
[mahys] / maɪs /

noun

  1. plural of mouse.

mice British  
/ maɪs /

noun

  1. the plural of mouse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
mice Idioms  

  1. see best-laid plans of mice and men; when the cat's away, mice will play. Also see under mouse.

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In one such study, published in 2020, scientists in the US looked at two groups of 11, healthy mice.

From BBC

To better understand this process, the team conducted experiments in mice.

From Science Daily

Similar patterns appeared in mice with liver fibrosis caused by carbon tetrachloride exposure.

From Science Daily

Over time, the mice experienced a steady decline in Purkinje cells, mirroring what is seen in human MS.

From Science Daily

Experiments in mice showed that Migrions are far more infectious than free virus particles.

From Science Daily

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