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mu·rine 'myu̇(ə)r-.īn adj
1 a) of or relating to the genus Mus or to its subfamily (Murinae) that includes most of the rats and mice which habitually live in intimate association with humans <\murine rodents>
b) of, relating to, or produced by the house mouse <a \murine odor>
2) affecting or transmitted by rats or mice <\murine rickettsial diseases>
murine n a murine animal
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mu·rine (muґrin) [L. mus, muris mouse] pertaining to or affecting mice or rats.Medical dictionary. 2011.