CYTOTROPIC Definition & Meaning

cytotropic

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

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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.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cytotropic¹

cyto- + -tropic

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Recent work tends to strengthen the truth that cancer is not due to a living agent comparable to those responsible for the infectious diseases, nor does it appear to be due to a cytotropic virus.

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