tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous

Any disease or abnormal condition of the blood and hemopoietic tissues, exclusive of simple transitory changes: Jill's doctor told her that she had a case of hemodystrophy in that her blood revealed a pathological change or serious disorder..

The nutritive materials supplied to the embryos of placental mammals through the maternal bloodstream: After the placenta has formed, hemotrophe takes place by the way of the bloodstream.

The condition of substances from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes the embryo of mammals: In Susan's biology book she learned about hemotrophy and knew that her pregnant cat would be supplying the unborn kittens with good food.

Pertaining to something that is attracted to blood cells: A hemotropic mechanism of a substance in or on blood cells, especially the erythrocytes, that attracts phagocytic cells, in which the the latter change direction and migrate toward the hemotropic cells.

Atrophy of the liver: In medical school, Alfred learned about hepatatrophia as being the condition of a disorder of the liver, which showed a reduction or the decline in size due to the shrinkage of liver tissue

The deterioration of the liver; hepatatrophia: The condition of hepatatrophy describes the sad plight of the liver having declined in size caused by the shrinkage of liver tissue.

An organism, such as an animal, some bacteria, and certain plants, that depend, either directly or indirectly, on other organisms for food because of their inability to manufacture proteins and carbohydrates from inorganic sources: Heterotrophs, such as animals, fungi, as well as most bacteria and protozoa, all depend on autotrophs for energy and for the raw materials to make complex organic molecules.

Heterotrophs obtain energy by breaking down organic molecules obtained in their food."

1. A form of life that obtains nourishment from exogenous organic material; An heterotrophic organisms are unable to synthesize organic compounds from inorganic substrates.
2. A reference to plants occurring in a wide range of habitats on a wide variety of soil types, and of protistans (algae, fungi, and protozoans) utilizing a wide variety of food materials: There are some organisms that require organic compounds as a source of carbon, but which are able to use light or inorganic compounds as sources of energy, and so such organisms are not defined as autotrophic, but rather as heterotrophic.

Heterotrophic organisms possess the ability or requirement to synthesize all metabolites from organic compounds.

The condition of being heterotrophic: Heterotrophy applies to organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and depend on complex organic substances for nutrition.

The part of the nutrition of the embryo derived from cellular sources other than blood: Sally read that histotroph applied to the nutrients supplied to the mammalian embryo from the maternal tissues as distinct from that derived from the maternal blood and bloodstream, which is called hemotroph.

Pertaining to the formation of tissue for nourishment of an unborn baby in the placenta: Histotrophic sustenance is important for the development of the embryo of mammals.

A condition of excessive muscular development: Tom went to the gym quite often for training which resulted in an exaggerated formation of his muscles, which he learned was termed hypermyotrophy

An enlargement, increased development: Judy learned that an hypertroph referred to a part of an organism that grew immoderately because of an unusual increase of cells.

The condition of an abnormal enlargement of an organ or body part: Hypertrophy can occur because of an increase in cell size rather than cell numbers.

Hypertrophy is normally the situation of an increase in bulk of a part or organ, not due to tumor formation.

Use of the term may be restricted to denote greater bulk through increase in size, but not in number, of the individual tissue element, such as the enlargement of muscles as a result of exercise.

Pertaining to the progressive degeneration of an organ or of tissues in an organism: Such a hypotrophic condition is due to the loss of cells in that particular part of the body.