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dermotropic

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der⋅mo⋅trop⋅ic

  [dur-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik]
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–adjective
dermatropic.

der⋅ma⋅trop⋅ic

  [dur-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik]
–adjective
(esp. of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
Also, dermotropic, der⋅mat⋅o⋅trop⋅ic  [der-mat-uh-trop-ik, dur-muh-tuh-] .

Origin:
derma 1 + -tropic
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Main Entry: der·mo·tro·pic
Pronunciation: "d&r-m&-'trO-pik, -'träp-ik
Function: adjective
: attracted to, localizing in, orentering by way of the skin <dermotropic viruses> —compare NEUROTROPIC, PANTROPIC
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dermotropic der·mo·trop·ic (dûr'mə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk)
adj.
Having an affinity for the skin.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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