taxis

taxis definition - medical

tax·is (tăkˈsĭs)

noun pl. tax·es (tăkˈsēz)
  1. The responsive movement of a free-moving organism or cell toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light.
  2. The moving of a body part by manipulation into normal position, as after a dislocation.

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