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[Gr. tropikos, pert. to a turn, fr. tropos, turn] Suffix meaning turned to, attracted to. This suffix is frequently confused with -trophic. SEE: -trophic

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Venes, Donald, editor. "-tropic." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729430/all/_tropic. -tropic. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729430/all/_tropic. Accessed January 1, 2026.-tropic. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729430/all/_tropic-tropic [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 January 01]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729430/all/_tropic.* Article titles in AMA citation format should be in sentence-caseCopyDownloadMLAAMAAPAVANCOUVERTY - ELEC T1 - -tropic ID - 729430 ED - Venes,Donald, BT - Taber's Medical Dictionary UR - https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/729430/all/_tropic PB - F.A. Davis Company ET - 25 DB - Taber's Online DP - Unbound Medicine ER - Try the app for free!

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