Medical term:
organotropism
organotropism
[or-gah-not´rŏ-pizm]the special affinity of chemical compounds or pathogenic agents for particular tissues or organs of the body. adj., adj organotrop´ic.
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or·ga·no·tro·pism
(ōr'gă-no'trō-pizm),The special affinity of particular drugs, pathogens, or metastatic tumors for particular organs or their component parts. Compare: parasitotropism.
Synonym(s): organotropy
[organo- + G. tropē, a turning]
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organotropism
(ôr′gə-nŏt′rə-pĭz′əm) alsoorganotropy
(-pē)n.
The attraction of certain chemical compounds or microorganisms to specific tissues or organs of the body.
or′gan·o·tro′pic (ôr′gə-nō-trō′pĭk, ôr-găn′ō-) adj.
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or·ga·no·tro·pism
(ōr'gă-nō-trō'pizm)The special affinity of certain drugs, pathogens, or metastatic tumors for particular organs or their component parts.
Compare: parasitotropism
Compare: parasitotropism
[organo- + G. tropē, a turning]
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