-tropic

adjective combining form

Definition of -TROPIC

: turning, changing, or tending to turn or change in a (specified) manner or in response to a (specified) stimulus <geotropic>

: attracted to or acting upon (something specified) <neurotropic>

French -tropique, from Greek -tropos -tropous

Medical Dictionary

adjective combining form -tro·pic \ˈtrō-pik\

: turning, changing, or tending to turn or change in a (specified) manner or in response to a (specified) stimulus <geotropic>

: attracted to or acting upon (something specified) <neurotropic>

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