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/derr'meuh trop"ik, -troh"pik/, adj.dermatropic.
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Universalium. 2010.
dermotropic
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dermotropic — SYN: dermatotropic. * * * der·mo·tro·pic .dər mə trō pik, träp ik adj attracted to, localizing in, or entering by way of the skin <dermotropic viruses> compare NEUROTROPIC, PANTROPIC * * * der·mo·tro·pic (dur″mo troґpik) dermatotropic … Medical dictionary
dermotropic — der·mo·trop·ic … English syllables
dermotropic — … Useful english dictionary
dermatotropic — Having an affinity for the skin. SYN: dermotropic. [dermato + G. trope, a turning] * * * der·ma·to·tro·pic (dur″mə to troґpik) [dermato + tropic] preferentially infecting, infesting, or affecting the skin; said of certain… … Medical dictionary
dermatropic — /derr meuh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. (esp. of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin. Also, dermotropic, dermatotropic /deuhr mat euh trop ik, derr meuh teuh /. [DERMA1 + TROPIC] * * * … Universalium
neurotropic — Having an affinity for the nervous system. SYN: neurophilic. * * * neu·ro·trop·ic .n(y)u̇r ə träp ik adj having an affinity for or localizing selectively in nerve tissue <neurotropic stains> <neurotropic viruses> compare DERMOTROPIC … Medical dictionary
pantropic — pan·trop·ic ( )pan träp ik adj affecting various tissues without showing special affinity for one of them <a pantropic virus> compare DERMOTROPIC, NEUROTROPIC * * * adj. describing a virus that can invade and affect many different tissues… … Medical dictionary
exanthematous disease virus — any of a group of dermotropic viruses, including poxviruses, that cause exanthematous disease … Medical dictionary
dermatotropic — variant of dermotropic … Useful english dictionary
dermatropic — /derr meuh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. (esp. of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin. Also, dermotropic, dermatotropic /deuhr mat euh trop ik, derr meuh teuh /. [DERMA1 + TROPIC] … Useful english dictionary
