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trophic

adj.

1. describing or relating to activities associated with nourishment, including the ingestion of food and metabolism of nutrients.

2. describing or relating to the nourishing and supportive functions of the cell body of a neuron, as distinct from the activity of impulse reception and transmission. See also neurotrophin.

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October 9th 2024

Renpenning syndrome

Renpenning syndrome

a condition that is inherited as an X-linked trait (see sex-linked) and almost exclusively affects males. It is characterized by eye defects, microcephaly, psychomotor retardation, short stature, small testes, and intellectual disability. [Hans Renpenning (1929–2006), Canadian physician]