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pan⋅trop⋅ic

[pan-trop-ik, -troh-pik]
–adjective
(esp. of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.

Origin:
1935–40; pan- + -tropic
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pan·trop·ic   (pān-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk)   
adj.  Having an affinity for or indiscriminately affecting many kinds of tissue: pantropic viruses.
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Main Entry: pan·trop·ic
Pronunciation: (')pan-'träp-ik
Function: adjective
: affecting various tissues without showing special affinityfor one of them pantropic virus> —compare DERMOTROPIC, NEUROTROPIC
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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