-tropy

a combining form occurring in abstract nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -tropic or -tropous: neurotropy.
Also -tropism.

Origin of -tropy

< Greek -tropia. See -trope, -y3

Words nearby -tropy

-trophic, -trophy, -tropic, -tropism, -tropous, -tropy, -tude, -tuple, -ty, -type, -ule

Medical definitions for -tropy

-tropy

suff.

The state of turning in a specified way or from a specified stimulus:thixotropy.