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cytotropism

[ sahy-to-truh-piz-uh m ]
/ saɪˈtɒ trəˌpɪz əm /

noun

cytotropic tendency or behavior.

Nearby words

  1. cytotoxicity,
  2. cytotoxin,
  3. cytotrophoblast,
  4. cytotropic,
  5. cytotropic antibody,
  6. cytozoic,
  7. cytozoon,
  8. cyturia,
  9. cywydd,
  10. cyzicus

Origin of cytotropism

First recorded in 1905–10; cyto- + -tropism
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Medicine definitions for cytotropism

cytotropism

[ sī-tŏt′rə-pĭz′əm ]

n.

Affinity for cells, especially the ability of viruses to localize in and damage specific cells.
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