thermotaxisn.

/θəːməʊˈtaksɪs/

Etymology: modern Latin, < thermo- comb. form + Greek τάξις arrangement: see taxis n.

1. Physiology. That function of the nervous system on which the normal temperature of the body depends; the regulation of the bodily heat.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > temperature and regulation > [noun] > temperature regulation

calorification1835

caloricity1836

thermotaxis1891

thermolysis1896

homoeothermism1903

temperature-regulation1927

thermoregulation1927

homoeothermy1961

1891 in Cent. Dict.

1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 150 It may be assumed that thermotaxis is conducted by a ‘centre’ or ‘centres’.

1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 156 What they do not prove is that fever is nothing more than a disorder of thermotaxis.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 341 The tuber cinereum, which he regards as the true centre of thermotaxis.

2. Biology. Movement or stimulation in a living body caused by heat: cf. taxis n. 6.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [noun] > response to heat

thermotaxis1900

1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms Thermotaxis, changes produced by warmth.

1902 Max Verworn in Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 715/1 Cases of directive stimulation..have been designated..positive or negative Chemotaxis, Phototaxis, Thermotaxis, Galvanotaxis, and so forth.

Derivatives

thermoˈtaxic adj. = thermotactic adj.

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adjective] > response to heat

thermotaxic1877

thermosystaltic1895

thermotactic1896

1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (1878) ii. v. 378 This at first sight looked like the indication of a thermotaxic mechanism, rendered inactive by the condition of fever.

1899 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Thermotaxic, same as Thermotactic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	thermotaxis
释义	thermotaxisn. /θəːməʊˈtaksɪs/ Etymology: modern Latin, < thermo- comb. form + Greek τάξις arrangement: see taxis n. 1. Physiology. That function of the nervous system on which the normal temperature of the body depends; the regulation of the bodily heat. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > temperature and regulation > [noun] > temperature regulation calorification1835 caloricity1836 thermotaxis1891 thermolysis1896 homoeothermism1903 temperature-regulation1927 thermoregulation1927 homoeothermy1961 1891 in Cent. Dict. 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 150 It may be assumed that thermotaxis is conducted by a ‘centre’ or ‘centres’. 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 156 What they do not prove is that fever is nothing more than a disorder of thermotaxis. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 341 The tuber cinereum, which he regards as the true centre of thermotaxis. 2. Biology. Movement or stimulation in a living body caused by heat: cf. taxis n. 6. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [noun] > response to heat thermotaxis1900 1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms Thermotaxis, changes produced by warmth. 1902 Max Verworn in Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 715/1 Cases of directive stimulation..have been designated..positive or negative Chemotaxis, Phototaxis, Thermotaxis, Galvanotaxis, and so forth. Derivatives thermoˈtaxic adj. = thermotactic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adjective] > response to heat thermotaxic1877 thermosystaltic1895 thermotactic1896 1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (1878) ii. v. 378 This at first sight looked like the indication of a thermotaxic mechanism, rendered inactive by the condition of fever. 1899 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Thermotaxic, same as Thermotactic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1877
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