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viscerotropism
viscerotropism n. 
/ˌvɪsərəˈtrɑˌpɪz(ə)m/
Brit. /ˌvɪsərə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌvɪsərə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌvɪsəˈrɑtrəˌpɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌvɪsəˈrɑtrəˌpɪz(ə)m//ˌvɪsərəˈtrɑˌpɪz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
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viscerotropism1940
visceralization1963
1940 Nature 2 Nov. 596/1 A curious characteristic of the yellow fever virus..is its manifestation of two types of virulence, namely, ‘viscerotropism’, meaning that it attacks such viscera as the liver, kidneys and heart, and ‘neurotropism’, meaning that it damages the nervous system.
1973 Acta Virologica XVII. 241 Street strains displaying a higher viscerotropism can actively multiply in the internal organs.
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