-trophic

adjective combining form

Definition of -TROPHIC

a : of, relating to, or characterized by (such) nutrition <ectotrophic>

b : requiring or utilizing (such) a kind of nutrition <heterotrophic>

: -tropic 2 <gonadotrophic>

New Latin -trophia -trophy

Medical Dictionary

adjective combining form -tro·phic \ˈtrō-fik\

: of, relating to, or characterized by (such) nutrition or growth <hypertrophic>

: -tropic <lipotrophic>

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