myotropic

myotropic
myo·trop·ic .mī-ə-'träp-ikalso -'trōp- adj affecting or tending to invade muscles <a \myotropic infection>

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my·o·tro·pic (mi″o-troґpik) [myo- + -tropic] having an affinity for muscle, as myotropic organisms.

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