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Medical Definition of Rodent diseases
1. Diseases of rodents of the order rodentia. This term includes diseases of sciuridae (squirrels), geomyidae (gophers), heteromyidae (pouched mice), castoridae (beavers), cricetidae (rats and mice), muridae (old world rats and mice), erethizontidae (porcupines), and caviidae (guinea pigs). (12 Dec 1998)