taxis
noun
- in ancient Greece, a unit of troops of varying size
- Biol. the movement of a free-moving cell or organism toward or away from some external stimulus
- Surgery the replacement by hand of some displaced part without cutting any tissue
See taxis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tăkˈsĭs)
noun pl. tax·es (tăkˈsēz) - Biology The responsive movement of a free-moving organism or cell toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light.
- Medicine The moving of a body part by manipulation into normal position, as after a dislocation, fracture, or hernia.
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