See Also: pathomorphism(medicine)

polytropic (iou) and pathomorphism (medicine)


polytropic (iou)



polytropic adjective. M19.
[from Greek polutropos, formed as POLY- + -TROPIC.]
Capable of turning to various courses or expedients; versatile. Freq. as an epithet of Ulysses, with allus. to the Odyssey. M19.
Of a bee: collecting nectar from many kinds of flower. L19.
Physics & Astronomy. Pertaining to or characterized by the fact that pressure, temperature, entropy, and volume change in such a way that some property remains constant. E20.

pathomorphism (medicine)


pathomorphism
Abnormal morphology.