Having wasted away or decreased in size and strength, especially due to disease or lack of use.
a+troph+ied
Shared component: troph · nourishment
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troph
nourishment
Related forms: troph · 10 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesRequiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment; not capable of synthesizing its own food.
hetero+troph+ic
Shared component: troph · nourishment
having undergone an excessive enlargement or growth of an organ or tissue.
hyper+troph+ied
Shared component: troph · nourishment
atrophyExtended relation
The process of wasting away or becoming weaker, especially due to the degeneration of cells, tissues, or organs
a+troph+y
Extended relation: troph · nourishment
trophicExtended relation
Relating to feeding and nutrition.
troph+ic
Extended relation: troph · nourishment
atrophicExtended relation
relating to or characterized by atrophy; undergoing or resulting from a wasting away of body tissues or organs.
a+troph+ic
Extended relation: troph · nourishment
dystrophyExtended relation
a disorder in which an organ or tissue of the body wastes away.
dys+trophy
Extended relation: troph · nourishment
eutrophicExtended relation
(of a body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
eu+trophic
Extended relation: troph · nourishment
hypertrophyExtended relation
the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells.
hyper+trophy
Extended relation: troph · nourishment
eutrophicationExtended relation
The process by which a body of water becomes enriched with dissolved nutrients, leading to excessive growth of plant life such as algae, and a subsequent depletion of oxygen.
eu+troph+ication
Extended relation: troph · nourishment