galvanotaxis

e·lec·tro·tax·is

(ē-lek'trō-tak'sis),

Reaction of plant or animal protoplasm to either an anode or a cathode.
See also: tropism.

Synonym(s): electrotropism, galvanotaxis, galvanotropism

[electro- + G. taxis, orderly arrangement]

galvanotaxis

An obsolete term for the migration of cells in response to low-level direct electric current; electrotaxis.