- parasitotropy
- SYN: parasitotropism.
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par·a·si·tot·ro·py (par″ə-si-totґrə-pe) the affinity of a drug for infective parasites.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
parasitotropy
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parasitotropism — The special affinity of particular drugs or other agents for parasites rather than for their hosts, including microparasites that infect a larger parasite. Cf.:organotropism. SYN: parasitotropy. [parasite + G. trope, a turning] * * *… … Medical dictionary
