| var. of tropho- before a vowel: trophallaxis. |
| a combining form meaning “nourishment,” used in the formation of compound words: trophosome. |
nourishment, food; akin to tréphein to feed, nourish
| troph- pref. Variant of tropho-. |
| tropho- or troph- pref. Nutrition; nutritive: trophoblast. [Greek, from trophē, from trephein, to nourish.] |
tropho- or troph-
pref.
Nutrition; nutritive: trophoblast.