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nude mouse

American

noun

a virtually hairless mutant laboratory-bred mouse having a major immune system deficiency caused by a lack of T cells, and able to accept grafts of foreign tissue.

Etymology

Origin of nude mouse

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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When implanted into a "nude mouse" with a suppressed immune system, it integrated well and sprouted hairs.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2016

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