cytotropic

[ sahy-tuh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]
/ ˌsaɪ təˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

adjective Biology.

(of cells or groups of cells) growing or moving toward or away from each other.
having an affinity for cells, as certain viruses.

Origin of cytotropic

cyto- + -tropic

Words nearby cytotropic

cytotoxic reaction, cytotoxic t cell, cytotoxicity, cytotoxin, cytotrophoblast, cytotropic, cytotropic antibody, cytotropism, cytozoic, cytozoon, cyturia

Medical definitions for cytotropic

cytotropic
[ sī′tə-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk ]

adj.

Having an affinity for cells; cytophilic.