Tropism Definition

trōpĭzəm
noun
The positive, or negative, attraction of a plant or sessile animal toward, or away from, a stimulus, as in the turning of a sunflower toward the light.
Webster's New World

(virology) Viral tropism, or which type of tissue supports a certain virus.

Wiktionary
suffix
Tropism.
Phototropism.
American Heritage
affix
Tropism.
Heliotropism.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tropism

Noun

Singular:
tropism
Plural:
tropisms

Origin of Tropism

  • From Greek tropē a turning –tropic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From –tropism

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tropism Sentence Examples

  • The virus also has gastrointestinal tropism in various bird species.

  • The virus first binds to its host cell via specific sialic acid residues, which can control the species tropism of the virus.

  • Chapters on HIV-1 replication and the factors that determine cell tropism are included.

  • Virulence is complex and involves a number of features, including host adaptation, transmissibility, tissue tropism and virus replication efficiency.

  • It may be wondered if the move to kernel tropism in trope bundle and sheaf theory is absolutely necessary.

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