trophotropy

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noun

A state of relaxation, drowsiness and inactivity induced by the parasympathetic nervous system and the action of serotonin.

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Meanings

nountrophotropy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA state of relaxation, drowsiness and inactivity induced by the parasympathetic nervous system and the action of serotonin.

    This shifts the attention towards the states of ergotropy and trophotropy.

    2008, Bernadette von Dawans, Neuropeptidergic Modulation of Social Behavior in Health and Social Phobia
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    Jansen's experiments on noise-induced nervous stress establish that the effect of noise is to create a higher activation of the organism, that is, a transition of the general state from trophotropy to ergotropy.

    1971, United States, An Assessment of Noise Concern in Other Nations, Environmental Protection Agency, page 8

Origin

From tropho- + -tropy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prototrophy
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APA

trophotropy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophotropy

MLA

“trophotropy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophotropy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trophotropy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophotropy.

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