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cytophilic

cytophilic adjective: having an affinity for cells.

Adjective

cytophilic (comparative more cytophilic, superlative most cytophilic)

  1. Having an affinity for cells
    • IgG1 and IgG3 are cytophilic and T cell dependent, have high affinity for Fc receptors, and activate phagocytosis and activation of complement fixation [74 ].2015 July 15, “Incidence of Severe Malaria Syndromes and Status of Immune Responses among Khat Chewer Malaria Patients in Ethiopia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Antonyms of cytophilic

Forms of cytophilic

comparativemore cytophilic
superlativemost cytophilic

Origin of cytophilic

From cyto- + -philic.

Words formed from cytophilic

Questions about cytophilic

What does cytophilic mean?
Cytophilic means having an affinity for cells.
What part of speech is cytophilic?
Cytophilic is an adjective.

Words near cytophilic in the dictionary

  1. cytopharynxes
  2. cytopheresis
  3. cytopheretic
  4. cytophil
  5. cytophile
  6. cytophilic
  7. cytophobic
  8. cytophosphane
  9. cytophotometer
  10. cytophotometers
  11. cytophotometric

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