-tropism
1.
variant of
-tropy
.
Origin
see
-tropy
,
-ism
British Dictionary definitions for
-tropism
-tropism
combining form
1.
indicating a tendency to turn or develop in response to a certain stimulus:
phototropism
Word Origin
from Greek
tropos
a turn
-tropism
in Medicine
-tropism
suff.
Tropism:
stereotropism.