TAXIS Meaning and
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Taxis, in its most common usage, refers to the movement or orientation of an organism or cell in response to certain stimuli. It is a biological term used to describe the directed motion exhibited by living organisms or cells as a result of a response to external stimuli. These stimuli can vary widely and may include factors such as light, heat, gravity, chemicals, and electrical fields.
Taxis is typically classified into specific types based on the nature of the stimulus. For example, phototaxis refers to the movement of an organism towards or away from the source of light, while chemotaxis pertains to the movement towards or away from a specific chemical substance. Other types of taxis include geotaxis (movement in response to gravity), thermotaxis (movement in response to temperature), and electrotaxis (movement in response to electrical fields).
The purpose of taxis is to allow organisms to navigate their environment and locate favorable conditions or avoid harmful ones. This innate ability to respond to stimuli is often crucial for survival and reproduction.
Taxis is observed across various organisms, ranging from simple single-celled organisms such as bacteria and protozoa to complex higher organisms like insects, birds, and mammals. It is an essential biological phenomenon that plays a significant role in the behavior, adaptation, and ecological interactions of living organisms.
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1. Reduction of a hernia or of a dislocation of any part by means of manipulation. 2. Systematic classification or orderly arrangement. 3. Tropism, the reaction of protoplasm to a stimulus, by virtue of which animals and plants are led to move or act in certain definite ways in relation to their environment; the various kinds of taxis are designated by prefixing a word noting the stimulus governing them; see chemotaxis, electrotaxis, thermotaxis, etc. A taxis is positive when the body is attracted toward the stimulus, negative when it is repelled by it.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.
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Etymology of TAXIS
The word "taxis" comes from the Greek word "taxis" (τάξις), which means "arrangement" or "order". It is derived from the verb "tássō" (τάσσω), which signifies "to arrange" or "to put in order". In English, "taxis" is often used as a combining form to denote "arrangement" or "order" in various fields or contexts such as biology (e.g., taxis in organisms' movement towards or away from stimuli), military (e.g., formation or deployment of troops), or transportation (e.g., taxicabs).
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