SINCE 1828
dermotropic
adjective
der·mo·tro·pic
| \ ˌdər-mə-ˈtrō-pik
, -ˈträp-ik
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, -ˈträp-ik
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Medical Definition of dermotropic
: attracted to, localizing in, or entering by way of the skin
dermotropic viruses
— compare neurotropic, pantropic
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