neurotropic

neurotropic
Having an affinity for the nervous system. SYN: neurophilic.

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neu·ro·trop·ic .n(y)u̇r-ə-'träp-ik adj having an affinity for or localizing selectively in nerve tissue <\neurotropic stains> <\neurotropic viruses> compare DERMOTROPIC, PANTROPIC

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adj.
growing towards or having an affinity for neural tissue. The term may be applied to viruses, chemicals, or toxins.

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neu·ro·tro·pic (noor″o-troґpik) having a selective affinity for nervous tissue, or exerting its principal effect on the nervous system.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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