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trophic (adjective) (not comparable)
Relating to or dependent upon nutrition: In medical school, Sam learned about trophic disorders concerning a person's nutrition, digestion, assimilation, and the growth. .
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tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous
(Greek: food, nutrition, nourishment; development)
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trophic center (s) (noun), trophic centers (pl)
A part of a cell or of part of the nervous system that is essential for the nutrition, growth and maintenance of an organism: The trophic center is any part of the central nervous system whose proper functioning is thought to be necessary for the nutrition, growth, or maintenance of a peripheral part of the body; such as, the parietal lobe for the development of the muscles of an extremity.
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trophic egg (s) (noun), trophic eggs (pl)
An egg, usually degenerate in form and inviable: A trophic egg, being infertile, is useless as a living creature and is fed to other members of the colony.
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trophic parasitism, trail parasitism (s) (noun); trophic parasitisms; trail parasitisms (pl)
The intrusion of one species into the social system of another: An example of trophic parasitism is when a foreign species utilizes the trail system) in order to steal food.
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