cytotropic

[ sahy-tuh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

/ ˌsaɪ təˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

adjective Biology.

(of cells or groups of cells) growing or moving toward or away from each other.

having an affinity for cells, as certain viruses.

Nearby words

cytotoxic reaction, cytotoxic t cell, cytotoxicity, cytotoxin, cytotrophoblast, cytotropic, cytotropic antibody, cytotropism, cytozoic, cytozoon, cyturia

Origin of cytotropic

cyto- + -tropic

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Medicine definitions for cytotropic

cytotropic

[ sī′tə-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk ]

adj.

Having an affinity for cells; cytophilic.

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