APA Dictionary of Psychology
trophic
- adj.
- describing or relating to activities associated with nourishment, including the ingestion of food and metabolism of nutrients.
- describing or relating to the nourishing and supportive functions of the cell body of a neuron, as distinct from the activity of impulse reception and transmission. See also neurotrophin.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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