1) Of or relating to ergotropism 2) Tropism 
The term introduced by W.R. Hess to denote those mechanisms and the functional status of the nervous system that favour the organism's capacity to expend energy, as distinguished from the trophotropic mechanisms promoting rest and reconstitution of energy stores. In general, the balance between ergotropic and trophotropic nervous mechanisms corresp...
Type: Term Pronunciation: er′gō-trop′ik Definitions: 1. The term introduced by W.R. Hess to denote those mechanisms and the functional status of the nervous system that favor the organism's capacity to expend energy, as distinguished from the trophotropic mechanisms promoting rest and reconstitution of energy stores. In general, th...
[adj] - of or relating to ergotropism
adjective of or relating to ergotropism