Meanings
adjectivepneumotropic (comparative more pneumotropic, superlative most pneumotropic)
comparative more pneumotropic · superlative most pneumotropic
- Having an affinity for (or moving towards) the tissues of the lungs
Therefore, the apical infection of differentiated primary human bronchial epithelial cells with the pneumotropic and virulent type HAdV-B14p1 was investigated in comparison to the less pneumotropic HAdV-C5 as a control.
2015 July 14, “Effective Apical Infection of Differentiated Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells and Induction of Proinflammatory Chemokines by the Highly Pneumotropic Human Adenovirus Type 14p1”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Rhymes with pneumotropic
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pneumotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumotropic
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“pneumotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumotropic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pneumotropic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumotropic.
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