electrotaxis

[ ih-lek-troh-tak-sis ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈtæk sɪs /

noun Biology.

galvanotaxis.

Origin of electrotaxis

electro- + -taxis

OTHER WORDS FROM electrotaxis

e·lec·tro·tac·tic [ih-lek-troh-tak-tik] /ɪˌlɛk troʊˈtæk tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby electrotaxis

electrostatic unit, electrostatics, electrostriction, electrosurgery, electrosynthesis, electrotaxis, electrotechnics, electrotechnology, electrotherapeutics, electrotherapist, electrotherapy

Medical definitions for electrotaxis

electrotaxis
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-tăk′sĭs ]

n.

Movement of organisms or cells in response to an electric current. electrotropism