词根：troph = to nourish

  来自拉丁语的troph 意to nourish。同义词根有来自拉丁语的nutri,al。

同源词：

1. atrophy（没有营养 a<an(=not,without) + troph(=nourishment)）
  n.萎缩；衰退
  v.（使）萎缩
  Quadriplegics often experience muscular atrophy after their paralysis. 四肢瘫痪者在以后肌肉往往也会萎缩。

2. dystrophy
  n.营养失调 *dys (=bad,badly)

3. hypertrophy
  n.（因营养过剩等而引起的）[生]肥大 *hyper (=excessive)

词根：troph = nutrition 表示“营养”

atrophy n. 萎缩，衰退（a无+troph+y→无营养引起的→肌肉等衰退）

dystrophy n. 营养不良（dys坏+troph+y→营养坏）

eutrophic a. 营养良好的（eu好+troph+ic→营养好）

trophology n. 营养学（troph+o+log+y）

词根词缀：tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous

【来源及含义】Greek: food, nutrition, nourishment; development

【相关描述】Don't confuse this tropho-, -trophy element with tropo-, meaning "turn, turning," etc.

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "food, nutrition, nourishment": alimento-; broma-; carno-; cibo-; esculent-; sitio-; Eating Crawling Snacks; Eating: Carnivorous-Plant "Pets"; Eating: Folivory or Leaf Eaters; Eating: Omnivorous.

【同源单词】abiatrophy, abiotrophia, abiotrophic, abiotrophy, acardiotrophia, allogotrophia