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enterotropism

enterotropism noun: attraction to the intestine.

Noun

enterotropism (uncountable)

  1. Attraction to the intestine
    • Virus was detected in cloacal swabs at 1–2 dpi, and peaked at 14 dpi indicating enterotropism of the virus and its early shedding in feces.2015 December 12, “A Newly Emergent Turkey Arthritis Reovirus Shows Dominant Enteric Tropism and Induces Significantly Elevated Innate Antiviral and T Helper-1 Cytokine Responses”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of enterotropism

From entero- + -tropism.

Questions about enterotropism

What does enterotropism mean?
Enterotropism means attraction to the intestine.
What part of speech is enterotropism?
Enterotropism is a noun.

Words near enterotropism in the dictionary

  1. enterotoxogenic
  2. enterotransporter
  3. enterotransporters
  4. enterotrophic
  5. enterotropic
  6. enterotropism
  7. enterotype
  8. enterotyped
  9. enterotypes
  10. enterotyping
  11. enterourinary

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