thermotaxis (redirected from thermotaxises)

thermotaxis /ther·mo·tax·is/ (-tak´sis)

1. normal adjustment of bodily temperature.

2. movement of an organism in response to an increase in temperature.thermotac´ticthermotax´ic

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ther·mo·tax·is (thûrm-tkss)

n. pl. ther·mo·tax·es (-tksz)

1. Movement of a living organism in response to changes in temperature.

2. Normal regulation or adjustment of body temperature.

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thermo·tactic (-tktk), thermo·taxic (-tksk) adj.

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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.

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thermotaxis

1. normal adjustment of bodily temperature.

2. movement of an organism in response to the stimulation of a temperature gradient.