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organotropic definition

organo·tropic (ôr′gə nō träp′ik, ôr gan′ə-)

adjective

  1. designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
  2. having an affinity for a particular body organ, organ system, etc.

Etymology: organo- + -tropic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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