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Definition of Athymic mouse
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Athymic mouse: A laboratory mouse lacking a thymus gland. Athymic mice have no T cells and useful in research because they do not reject tumor or other cells transplanted from mice, humans or other species. See: Nude mouse.
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