About The Word Taxis
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Taxis
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What's The Definition Of Taxis?
[n] the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
[n] a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism Synonyms | Synonyms for Taxis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Taxis: See Also | chemotaxis | operation | reaction | response | surgery | surgical operation | surgical procedure | surgical process Taxis In Webster's Dictionary \Tax"is\, n.
In technical uses, as in architecture, biology, grammar,
etc., arrangement; order; ordonnance.
\Tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ta`xis a division or arrangement, fr. ta`ssein to arrange.] (Surg.) Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it. --Dunglison. |
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