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tropism ['trəupɪz(ə)m] n
nat.sc. tropisme n; groeibeweging bij planten onder invloed en in de richting van uitwendige factoren
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tropism ['trəupɪz(ə)m] n
med. When HIV selectively attaches to a particular coreceptor on the surface of the host cell. HIV can attach to either the CCR5 coreceptor R5- tropic or the CXCR4 coreceptor X4-tropic or both dual-tropic. see also dual-tropic virus, R5-tropic virus, X4-tropic virus