- hematotropic
- SYN: hemotropic.
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he·ma·to·tro·pic (he″mə-to-) (hem″ə-to-troґpik) [hemato- + -tropic] having a special affinity for or exerting a specific effect on the blood or blood cells.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
hematotropic
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hemotropic — Pertaining to the mechanism by which a substance in or on blood cells, especially the erythrocytes, attracts phagocytic cells; the latter change direction and migrate toward the h. cells. SYN: hematotropic. [hemo + G. tropos, direction (or trope … Medical dictionary
