pneumotropic

pneumotropic
\\|n(y)ümə.|träpik\ adjective
Etymology: pneum- + -tropic
: turning, directed toward, or having an affinity for lung tissues — used especially of infective agents

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/nooh'meuh trop"ik, -troh"pik, nyooh'-/, adj. Pathol.
directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissue.
[1925-30; PNEUMO- + -TROPIC]

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