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Meaning of trophotropy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

uncountable

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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