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alogotrophy Med.|æləˈgɒtrəfɪ|
[ad. mod.L. alogotrophia (also used in Eng.), f. Gr. ἄλογος unreasonable + τροϕ-ή nourishment + -ia: see -y3.]
Excessive nutrition of any part of the body, resulting in deformity.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., If the bones of the vertebræ of the back receive too much nutriment on one side..an incurvation necessarily ensues, which, as Charleton expresses it, is produced by an alogotrophia. 1853Mayne Exp. Lex. s.v., Done by alogotrophy according to Charlton. |