taxis

/ˈtæksəs/

Definitions of taxis

1. noun

   a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
   types:

   chemotaxis

   movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus

   negative chemotaxis

   movement away from a chemical stimulus

   positive chemotaxis

   movement toward a chemical stimulus

   type of:

   reaction, response

   a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
2. noun

   the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
   type of:

   operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

   a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body