trophˈesy or trophoneurōˈsis noun

A state of deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the trophic action of the nerves

trophi /trōˈfī/ plural noun

1. The mouth-parts of an insect
2. The teeth of the pharynx of a rotifer

trophˈic adjective

Relating to nutrition (trophic level a division of an ecosystem consisting of all organisms whose food is obtained from plants by the same number of intermediate steps; trophic structure a feature of an ecosystem, measured and described in terms of standing crop per unit area or energy fixed per unit area per unit time)

trophˈoblast noun

The differentiated outer layer of epiblast in a segmenting mammalian ovum

trophoblastˈic adjective

tropholˈogy noun

The study of nutrition

trophˈoplasm noun

Protoplasm which is mainly concerned with nutrition

trophotactˈic or trophotropˈic adjective

trophotaxˈis and trophotˈropism noun

Chemotaxis and chemotropism where the stimulating substance is food

trophozōˈite noun

In Protozoa, the trophic phase of the adult, which generally reproduces by schizogony