osmotroph
(s) (noun), osmotrophs
(pl)
An organism that obtains nutrients through the active uptake of soluble materials across the cell membrane: . This class of
osmotrophs, which includes the bacteria and fungi, cannot directly utilize particulate material as nutrients.
Osmotroph is the opposite of "phagotroph".
A description of the acquisition of food by absorption: An
osmotrophic process can be exemplified by fungi.
Osmotrophic organisms feed on dissolved organic molecules absorbed from the outside environmenT.
Through the osmotrophic process, the feeding of organisms by "absorbing" dissolved food takes place from the surrounding environment. Membrane pumps and pinocytosis are the most likely routes of food uptake.
osteodystrophia
(s) (noun) (no pl)
Defective formation of a bone; osteodystrophy: Osteodystrophia is common in dogs with chronic nephritis.
osteohypertrophy
(s) (noun), osteohypertrophies
(pl)
A condition characterized by the overgrowth of bones: In medical school, Alice learned about osteohypertrophy as an enlargement or increase in bone substance.
osteotrophy
(s) (noun), osteotrophies
(pl)
Nutrition of osseous (bone) tissue: It has been stated that osteotrophyis not generally an authorized term for bone disorders, a deficiency of calcium, or bone nutrition.
panatrophy, pantatrophy
(s) (noun) (no pl)l)
Atrophy or the wasting away of all the parts of a structure or the body: The very old Mrs. Toddy was getting thinner and thinner, and she noted a definite lack of energy, and her doctor diagnosed her as having a condition of panatrophy.
parathyrotropic, parathyrotrophic
(adjective (not comparable))
Influencing the growth or activity of the parathyroid glands: After seeing Dr. Smart, Carol was told that there was a disorder in a parathyrotropic hormone and that she would have to take some special medicine to improve her health situation.
Parasitic: A paratrophic organism derives sustenance from living organic material.
pedatrophia, pedatrophy
(s) (noun) (no pl)
Marasmus: Pedatrophia is a continuous undernourishment, particularly of children, due to a deficiency in calories or the incapability to digest protein and therefore a very sad and serious loss of weight.
pedotrophy
(s) (noun) (no pl)
The art or skill necessary to feed children correctly: Sally read a book containing all aspects of pedotrophy in order to make sure she was giving her little girl the proper food she needed to stay healthy.
phagotroph
(s) (noun), phagotrophs
(pl)
An organism that obtains nutrients through the ingestion of solid organic matter: The
phagotrophs include all animals from the simplest, single-celled animal (for example, the protozoa) to the higher life forms.
Phagotrophs have some type of device to ingest particles, a digestive system, and a system to discard waste products.
Phagotroph is the opposite of "osmotroph".
Referring to a microorganism that eats particles of food:
Phagotrophic lifeforms feed by ingestion; and engulf food, like some flagellates do, but not any fungi.
Phagotrophic organisms feed by ingesting particulate organic carbon or intact cells.
photoautotrophic
(adjective) (not comprarable)
Pertaining to an organism that produces its own food using inorganic materials and photosynthesis: Photoautotrophic plants are always green!.
photoheterotroph
(s) (noun), photoheterotrophs
(pl)
An organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds: A photoheterotroph lifeform acquires energy from light, but cannot use carbon dioxide as the only origin of carbon, and therefore utilizes organic compounds from the surrounding area.
photolithoautotroph
(s) (noun), photolithoautotrophs
(pl)
Plants and other organisms that use photosynthesis as a source of nutrition: As a source of carbon, the photolithoautotrophs utilize inorganic electron donors and carbon dioxide.
Plants and other organisms that use photosynthesis are photolithoautotrophs.
