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thig·mo·tax·is T0165000 (thĭg′mə-tăk′sĭs)n. Movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid body.
[Greek thigma, touch (from thinganein, to touch; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots) + -taxis.]
thig′mo·tac′tic (-tăk′tĭk) adj.thigmotaxis (ˌθɪɡməˈtæksɪs) n, pl -taxes (-ˈtæksiːz) (Biology) another name for stereotaxis[C19: from Greek thigma touch + -taxis] ˌthigmoˈtactic adj ˌthigmoˈtactically advthigmotaxisinvoluntary response or reaction to the touch of outside objects or bodies, as in motile cells. — thigmotactic, adj.See also: Biology
involuntary response or reaction to the touch of outside objects or bodies, as in motile cells. — thigmotaetic, adj.See also: TouchthigmotaxisenUK
thigmotaxis[¦thig·mə¦tak·səs] (biology) stereotaxis thigmotaxisenUK
thigmotaxis [thig″mo-tak´sis] taxis in response to contact. adj., adj thigmotac´tic, thigmotax´ic.thig·mo·tax·is (thig'mō-tak'sis), A form of barotaxis; denoting the reaction of plant or animal protoplasm to contact with a solid body. Compare: thigmotropism. [G. thigma, touch, + taxis, orderly arrangement] thigmotaxis (thĭg′mə-tăk′sĭs)n. Movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid body.
thig′mo·tac′tic (-tăk′tĭk) adj.thig·mo·tax·is (thig'mō-tak'sis) A form of barotaxis; denoting the reaction of plant or animal protoplasm to contact with a solid body.
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