neurotropic

adjective neu·ro·trop·ic \-ˈträ-pik\

Definition of NEUROTROPIC

: having an affinity for or localizing selectively in nerve tissue <the neurotropic rabies virus>

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1903

Medical Dictionary

adjective neu·ro·trop·ic \ˌn(y)u̇r-ə-ˈträp-ik\

: having an affinity for or localizing selectively in nerve tissue <neurotropic stains> <neurotropic viruses>—compare dermotropic, pantropic

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