trophic
adjective
[ ˈtrəʊfɪk ]
• relating to feeding and nutrition.
• (of a hormone or its effect) stimulating the activity of another endocrine gland.
Origin:
late 19th century: from Greek trophikos, from trophē ‘nourishment’, from trephein ‘nourish’.
-trophic
combining form
• relating to nutrition.
• "oligotrophic"
• relating to maintenance or regulation of a bodily organ or function, especially by a hormone.
• "gonadotrophic"
Origin:
from Greek trophikos, from trophē ‘nourishment’.
