thermotaxis /ther·mo·tax·is/ (-tak´sis)
thermotaxis
thermotaxis [ther″mo-tak´sis]
1. normal adjustment of bodily temperature.
2. movement of an organism in response to an increase in temperature.thermotac´ticthermotax´ic
ther·mo·tax·is (thûr m -t k s s)n. pl. ther·mo·tax·es (-t ks z) 1. Movement of a living organism in response to changes in temperature. 2. Normal regulation or adjustment of body temperature. ther mo·tactic (-tktk), thermo·taxic (-tksk) adj. |
thermotaxis
[-tak′sis]
Etymology: Gk, thermē + taxis, arrangement
1 the normal adjustment and regulation of body temperature.
2 the movement of an organism in response to heat, either toward the stimulus (positive thermotaxis) or away from the stimulus (negative thermotaxis). Also called thermotropism.
thermotaxis [ther″mo-tak´sis]
1. normal adjustment of bodily temperature.
2. taxis in response to the stimulation of a temperature gradient. adj., adj thermotac´tic, thermotax´ic.
thermotaxis
1. normal adjustment of bodily temperature.
2. movement of an organism in response to the stimulation of a temperature gradient.
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