HyperDic: taxis

English > 2 senses of the word *taxis*:
NOUN	act	taxis	a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
NOUN	act	taxis	the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part

taxis > pronunciation
Sounds	tae'ksiyz
Rhymes	Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz...

English > *taxis*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism.
Narrower	chemotaxis	movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
Broader	reaction, response	A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Spanish	taxia
Catalan	taxia

English > *taxis*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part.
Broader	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process	A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments