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allotropic

 [al″o-trop´ik]
1. exhibiting allotropism.
2. more preoccupied with the ideas, actions, and feelings of others than with oneself.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

al·lo·tro·pic

(al'ō-trop'ik),
1. Relating to allotropism.
2. Denoting a type of personality characterized by a preoccupation with the reactions of others.
3. A mutation that imparts to one tissue a characteristic typically found in another type of tissue.
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al·lo·tro·pic

(al'ō-trō'pik)
1. Relating to allotropism.
2. Denoting a type of personality characterized by a preoccupation with the reactions of others.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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