- em|e|ta|tro|phi|a
- em|e|ta|tro|phi|a «EHM uh tuh TROH fee uh», noun.a wasting of the body resulting from the persistent vomiting of food.╂[< New Latin emetatrophia < Greek émetos vomiting + tréphein nourish]
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a|my|o|tro|phi|a — «uh MY uh TROH fee uh», noun. = amyotrophy. (Cf. ↑amyotrophy) … Useful english dictionary
dys|tro|phi|a — «dihs TROH fee uh», noun. = dystrophy. (Cf. ↑dystrophy) … Useful english dictionary
dys|tro|phi|ca|tion — «DIHS truh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. the pollution of streams, lakes, and other bodies of water, by domestic and industrial wastes and runoff from fertilized agricultural areas: »The sea can probably tolerate the runoff indefinitely but along the way … Useful english dictionary
eu|tro|phi|cate — «yoo TROF uh kayt», intransitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to be or become eutrophic; undergo eutrophication: »The increased growth of vegetation in the water and the proliferation of algae in huge blotches of green slime…causes lakes to… … Useful english dictionary
eu|tro|phi|ca|tion — «YOO truh fuh KA shuhn», noun. the accumulation of nutrients in lakes and other bodies of water, causing rapid growth of algae, which deplete the water of oxygen: »Eutrophication literally means “nourishing well,” but in current usage it refers… … Useful english dictionary
trophi — tro·phi … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
Klaustrophilie — Klaus|tro|phi|lie auch: Klaust|ro|phi|lie 〈f. 19; unz.; Psych.〉 1. Vorliebe für den Aufenthalt in geschlossenen Räumen 2. Neigung zur Einsamkeit [<lat. claustrum „abgeschlossener Raum“ + grch. philein „lieben“] * * * Klaustrophilie [zu… … Universal-Lexikon
heterotrophic — 1. Relating to or exhibiting the properties of heterotrophy. 2. Relating to a heterotroph. * * * het·ero·tro·phic .het ə rə trō fik adj requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for… … Medical dictionary
Chondrodystrophie — Chon|dro|dys|tro|phi̲e̲ [↑chondro... und ↑Dystrophie] w; , ...i̱en, in fachspr. Fügungen: Chon|dro|dys|tro̱|phia*, Mehrz.: ...iae: angeborene Störung des Knorpelwachstums. Chon|dro|dys|tro̱|phia calci̱|ficans: seltenes angeborenes Leiden mit… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
