trophotropic
/trəʊfəˈtrəʊpɪk/ /trəʊfəˈtrɒpɪk/ /trɒfəˈtrəʊpɪk/adjective
Designating the physiological actions or effects of the parasympathetic nervous system (which include the promotion of digestion and of tissue repair and growth); of, relating to, or characterized by these effects.
Origin
Late 19th century (in an earlier sense). From tropho- + -tropic. In sense 1 after trophotropism.
- centre
- centre back
- centre bit
- centreboard
- centre chief
- centred
- centredness
- centre field
- centre fielder
- centrefire
- centrefold
- centre forward
- centre half
- centre half-back
- centre half-forward
- centre ice
- centre line
- centremost
- centre of attention
- centre of attraction
- centre of buoyancy
- centre of curvature
- centre of excellence
- centre of flotation
- centre of gravity