phototroph
(s) (noun), phototrophs
(pl)
An organism that uses light for its energy needs; photoautotroph: Such phototrophs are green plants, algae, and cyanobacteria
poliodystrophy
(s) (noun), poliodystrophies
(pl)
In pathology, degeneration of the gray matter of the nervous system:
Poliodystrophy applies especially to the cerebrum.
Poliodystrophy can refer to any degenerative disease of gray matter in the central nervous system.
polyauxotroph
(s) (noun), polyauxotrophs
(pl)
A mutant organism that needs several nutrients that are not required by the wild type organism: Polyauxotrophs depend on certain amino acids, vitamins, and nucleotides for development.
polydystrophy
(s) (noun) (no pl)
A condition characterized by the presence of many congenital anomalies of the connective tissues: Mary read about polydystrophy as being a dysfunction, atrophy, or degeneration of various tissues or organs in a person's body, like in a congenital syndrome.
1. A reference to obtaining nourishment from a variety of organic material; A polytrophic form of certain bacteria is exemplified in the way they get their nutrition from multiple kinds of food.
2. Referring to an attraction, trophism, for multiple organs: A polytrophic action is usually used for a virus which affects multiple organ systems.
prototroph
(s) (noun), prototrophs
(pl)
A microorganism that has the same nutritional requirements as the parent organism:
Prototrophs can be bacterial strains that have the same nutritional requirements as the wild-type strain from which they were derived.
A prototroph is an organism or cell capable of synthesizing all of its metabolites from inorganic material, requiring no organic nutrients.
prototrophic
(adjective), more prototrophic, most prototrophic
Regarding certain bacteria requiring only inorganic substances for growth: The
prototrophic ability of bacteria refers to obtaining nourishment from a single source, like from iron, sulfur, or nitrifying bacteria or photosynthesizing plants.
Certain prototrophic microorganisms require no specific nutriments for growth.
Prototrophic bacteria have the same nutritional requirements as that of the normal wild type.
prototrophism
(s) (noun) (no pl)
The ability of acquiring nutriments from only once source: Prototrophism can be exemplified in organisms that need only one source of nourishment for growth, like from iron, sulfur or sunlight, or to undergo anabolism.
pseudohypertrophic
(adjective) (not comparable)
Descriptive reference to an increase in the size of a bodily organ, or part of an organ: In her magazine, Alice read about a woman's pseudohypertrophic condition that had resulted from lots of fatty and fibrous tissue.
renotrophic, renotropic
(adjective) (not comparable)
Relating to any agent influencing the growth or nutrition of the kidney or to the action of such an agent: In the article about kidneys, Mr. Todd read that renotrophic active components or factors influence or stimulate the nourishment, function, and growth of the kidneys in a positive way.
scleroatrophy
(s) (noun), scleroatrophies
(pl)
A pathological and chronic skin condition that is a combination of sclerosis (hardening and thickening) and atrophy (thinning and wasting) of the skin tissue: Dr. Frog,the dermatologis, informed the elderly Mrs. Todd, that she had a case of scleroatrophy that caused the tissue of her skin to be tight, waxy, ivory-white and would eventually result in a paper-like wrinkled texture.
senile atrophy
(s) (noun), senile atrophies
(pl)
The atrophy ensuing with old age: Mrs. Dawson read about enile atrophy in her magazine which referred to the deterioration or wasting away of tissues and organs with advancing age from decreased catabolic or anabolic processes, at times due to endocrine changes, decreased use, or ischemia.
syntrophism
(s) (noun) (no pl)
A state of mutual dependence, with reference to food supply, of organs or cells of a plant or an animal; syntrophy: In his biology class at college, Joe learned about syntrophism as being the relationship between the organisms of various species, particularly of bacteria, in which one or both profit nutritionally from the closeness or proximity of the other one.
trichatrophia
(s) (noun) (no pl)
Atrophy of the hair-growing parts: Jane's dermatologist told her that she had a case of
trichatrophia causing an atrophy of the hair bulbs, with brittleness, splitting, and the falling out of her hair.
Atrophy is the wasting away, deterioration, or diminution resulting from disease, injury, or lack of use.
trichodystrophy
(s) (noun), trichodystrophies
(pl)
Impaired nutrition of hair, which can lead to baldness: Mr. Law found out that he had a condition of
trichodystrophy which was perhaps caused by defective nutrition of his hair, which could culminating in alopecia.
Trichodystrophy may be acquired or congenital; the latter often with metabolic or other birth defects.
