microswine

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ swine.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪn

Noun

microswine (plural microswine)

1. A breed of swine derived from repetitive inbreeding of small (Yucatan) swine.
   • 1996, Mike E. Tumbleson, Advances in Swine in Biomedical Research, volume 2, page 674:

     Microswine with characteristics such as we have seen in the Panepinto hybrid strain afford the investigator a supple, soft skin surface which is similar to humans and may be manipulated easily by injection of DNA or the application of DNA vehicles.

   • 2016 January 29, “Increased Expression of Phosphorylated Polo-Like Kinase 1 and Histone in Bypass Vein Graft and Coronary Arteries following Angioplasty”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Yucatan™ miniature and microswine, weighing 20–45 kg, were purchased from Sinclair Bio-resources (Windham, MA).