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trophotropic

trophotropic

9.9
Causes growth toward food or a relaxed low energy state in the body
  • adjective
  • /trəˈfōtrəˌpik/
  • Specialized
: trofotrópico
  • The trophotropic state is associated with relaxation and reduced metabolic activity.

Examples

  • Certain relaxation techniques are said to promote the trophotropic response in the human body.

  • A trophotropic stimulus can cause a plant organ to bend towards a nutrient source.

  • The trophotropic response of plants is fascinating.

  • Is the trophotropic behavior of these organisms well-studied?

  • A trophotropic stimulus can cause a plant organ to bend towards a nutrient source.

  • Certain relaxation techniques are said to promote the trophotropic response in the human body.

  • The trophotropic state is associated with relaxation and reduced metabolic activity.

Surface Forms

trophotropic positive

Morphology

trophotropic = tropic (opaque) = tropho + tropic

The term combines 'tropho-' (nourishment) and '-tropic' (turning), but the specific scientific meaning is not directly inferable from these parts.

Etymology

Trophotropic comes from the Greek parts tropho- meaning 'nourish' and -tropic meaning 'turning', as in phototropic ('turning to light'), and the same troph- root is in atrophy (when lack of food makes parts 'waste away'). So trophotropic literally means 'turning toward nourishment', which explains plant bending to food and the body's relaxed 'rest and digest' state.