trophic

Definitions


[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:
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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