-trophic

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtrəʊfɪk, ˈtrɒfɪk/

combiningForm

  • 1relating to nutrition: oligotrophic
  • 2relating to maintenance or regulation of a bodily organ or function, especially by a hormone: gonadotrophic

Derivatives

-trophism

combiningForm
in corresponding nouns.

-trophy

combiningForm
in corresponding nouns.

Origin:

from Greek trophikos, from trophē 'nourishment'