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trophic
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[ˈtrəʊfɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- relating to feeding and nutrition
- (of a hormone or its effect) stimulating the activity of another endocrine gland
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Origin
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mid 19th century (originally denoting nerves believed to control the nutrition of organs and tissues): from Greek trophikos, from trophē ‘nourishment’, from trephein ‘nourish’
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