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pathotropic

pathotropic adjective: that is attracted to, or moves toward, a site of disease, especially a cancer.

Adjective

pathotropic (not comparable)

  1. That is attracted to, or moves toward, a site of disease, especially a cancer

Origin of pathotropic

From patho- + -tropic.

Questions about pathotropic

What does pathotropic mean?
Pathotropic means that is attracted to, or moves toward, a site of disease, especially a cancer.
What part of speech is pathotropic?
Pathotropic is an adjective.

Words near pathotropic in the dictionary

  1. pathotic
  2. pathotoxin
  3. pathotoxins
  4. pathotroph
  5. pathotrophs
  6. pathotropic
  7. pathotype
  8. pathotyped
  9. pathotypes
  10. pathotypic
  11. pathotypically

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