Medical Dictionary
heterotrophic
adj het·ero·tro·phic \ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈtrō-fik\
Medical Definition of HETEROTROPHIC
: requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for metabolic synthesis
—het·ero·tro·phi·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
—het·ero·tro·phism \-ˈtrō-ˌfiz-əm\ noun
—het·ero·tro·phy \ˌhet-ə-ˈrä-trə-fē\ noun, plural het·ero·tro·phies
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