stereotaxis

[ ster-ee-uh-tak-sis, steer- ]
/ ˌstɛr i əˈtæk sɪs, ˌstɪər- /

noun Biology.

movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid.

Origin of stereotaxis

First recorded in 1915–20; stereo- + -taxis

OTHER WORDS FROM stereotaxis

ster·e·o·tac·tic [ster-ee-uh-tak-tik, steer-] /ˌstɛr i əˈtæk tɪk, ˌstɪər-/, adjective ster·e·o·tac·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby stereotaxis

stereospecific polymer, stereotactic, stereotactic instrument, stereotape, stereotaxic, stereotaxis, stereotomy, stereotropism, stereotype, stereotyped, stereotypy

British Dictionary definitions for stereotaxis

stereotaxis
/ (ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪs, ˌstɪər-) /

noun

the movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of contact with a solid object

Word Origin for stereotaxis

C20: from stereo- + -taxis

Medical definitions for stereotaxis

stereotaxis
[ stĕr′ē-ə-tăk′sĭs ]

n.

A surgical technique that uses medical imaging to precisely locate in three dimensions an anatomical site to which a surgical instrument or a beam of radiation is directed. stereotactic surgery
Movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid body. thigmotaxis

Other words from stereotaxis

ster′e•o•tac′tic (-tăk′tĭk) null null null adj.