HyperDic: nude_mouse

English > 1 sense of the expression *nude mouse*:
NOUN	animal	nude mouse	a mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues

English > *nude mouse*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	A mouse with a genetic defect that prevents them from growing hair and also prevents them from immunologically rejecting human cells and tissues; widely used in preclinical trials.
Broader	mouse	Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails