First Known Use: 1899
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taxis
noun tax·is \ˈtak-səs\
plural tax·es \-ˌsēz\
Definition of TAXIS
1
: reflex translational or orientational movement by a freely motile and usually simple organism in relation to a source of stimulation (as a light or a temperature or chemical gradient)
2
: a reflex reaction involving a taxis
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Origin of TAXIS
Greek, literally, arrangement, order, from tassein to arrange
Medical Dictionary
taxis
noun tax·is \ˈtak-səs\
plural tax·es \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of TAXIS
1
: the manual restoration of a displaced body part; specifically : the reduction of a hernia manually
2
a : reflex translational or orientational movement by a freely motile and usually simple organism in relation to a source of stimulation (as a light or a temperature or chemical gradient) b : a reflex reaction involving a taxis
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