pantropic

pantropic
pan·trop·ic (')pan-'träp-ik adj affecting various tissues without showing special affinity for one of them <a \pantropic virus> compare DERMOTROPIC, NEUROTROPIC

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adj.
describing a virus that can invade and affect many different tissues of the body, for example the nerves, skin, or liver, without showing a special affinity for any one of them.

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pan·tro·pic (pan-troґpik) [pan- + -tropic] 1. having an affinity for or affecting many tissues or cells. 2. capable of attacking derivatives of any of the three embryonic layers.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • pantropic — pantrópic adj. m., pl. pantrópici; f. sg. pantrópică, pl. pantrópice Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  PANTRÓPIC, Ă adj. v. pantrop …   Dicționar Român

  • pantropic — adjective see pantropical …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pantropic — /pan trop ik, troh pik/, adj. (esp. of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues. [1935 40; PAN + TROPIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • pantropic — adj. affecting various tissues in the body (about viruses) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pantropic — pan·tropic …   English syllables

  • pantropic — adj. describing a virus that can invade and affect many different tissues of the body, for example the nerves, skin, or liver, without showing a special affinity for any one of them …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • pantropic —   a. pertaining to life found throughout the tropics; pertaining to a virus affecting all tissues …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • pantropic — adjective distributed throughout the tropics • Syn: ↑pantropical • Similar to: ↑equatorial * * * /pan trop ik, troh pik/, adj. (esp. of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues. [1935 40; PAN + TROPIC] …   Useful english dictionary

  • pantropic virus — a virus that affects or has an affinity for many different kinds of tissue or organs …   Medical dictionary

  • Пантропный (Pantropic) — термин применяется для характеристики вируса, который может инвазировать и поражать различные ткани организма, например, нервную ткань, кожу или печень, не проявляя при этом никакого специфического сродства ни к одной из них. Источник:… …   Медицинские термины

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