neurotropic

1. 1.

   (of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially

   medicine

Questions about neurotropic

What does neurotropic mean?

neurotropic means "(of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially".

How many syllables are in neurotropic?

neurotropic has 5 syllables: ne-u-ro-tro-pic. The stress falls on "tro".

Is neurotropic a common word?

neurotropic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.