nutrition

(nu-trish'un) [L. nutrire, to nourish.] function of living plants and animals, consisting in the taking in and a imilation through chemical changes (metabolism) of material whereby ti ue is built up and energy liberated; its succe ive stages are known as digestion, absorption, a imilation, and excretion; in highly organized animals digestion is preceded by mastication and deglutition, and excretion is effected by expiration, perspiration, urination, and defecation. constructive, anabolism. deficient, oligotrophy, atro, phy, cacotrophy, hypo trophy, athrepsia, marasmus, man it i on, emaciation, marc or, trophesy, malnutrition innutrition, destructive, catabofism. disorder of trophopathy, trophonosus. exce ive, poly trophi a tri cho trophy. of Muscle, myotrophy. of nails, -opyc^iotropny. of nerve, neurotrophy. of skin, dermotrbpnyperverted, para trophy, p ' ' limitrophic. pnic. retarded, bradytiophia. science of, trophology holo threpsology.,,