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pantropic

American

[pan-trop-ik, -troh-pik] / pænˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

adjective

(especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.

Etymology

Origin of pantropic

First recorded in 1935–40; pan- + -tropic

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