cytophilic

cytophilic
SYN: cytotropic. [cyto- + G. philos, fond]

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cy·to·phil·ic .sīt-ə-'fil-ik adj having an affinity for cells

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cy·to·phil·ic (si-to-filґik) [cyto- + -philic] having an affinity for cells, as cytophilic antibodies.

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