Barotaxis

Barotaxis

Barotaxis (Barotropismus, griech.), der wachstums- und bewegungsrichtende Einfluß der Schwerkraft.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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  • barotaxis — Reaction of living tissue to changes in pressure. SYN: barotropism. [G. baros, weight, + taxis, order] * * * baro·tax·is .bar ō tak səs n, pl tax·es .sēz a taxis in which pressure is the orienting stimulus * * * baro·t …   Medical dictionary

  • barotaxis — bar·o·tax·is …   English syllables

  • barotaxis — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|taksə̇s noun (plural barotaxes) Etymology: New Latin, from bar + taxis : a taxis in which pressure is the orienting stimulus …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Barotropismus — Barotropismus, s. Barotaxis …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • barotropism — SYN: barotaxis. [G. baros, weight, + trope, a turning] * * * bar·ot·ro·pism (bar otґrə piz əm) [baro + tropism] a relatively stereotyped response, often a movement, to pressure stimuli …   Medical dictionary

  • geotaxis — A form of positive barotaxis in which there is a tendency to growth or movement toward or into the earth. SYN: geotropism. [geo + G. taxis, orderly arrangement] * * * geo·tax·is tak səs n …   Medical dictionary

  • rheotaxis — A form of positive barotaxis, in which a microorganism in a fluid is impelled to move against the current flow of its medium. [rheo + G. taxis, orderly arrangement] * * * rheo·tax·is .rē ə tak səs …   Medical dictionary

  • thigmotaxis — A form of barotaxis; denoting the reaction of plant or animal protoplasm to contact with a solid body. Cf.:thigmotropism. [G. thigma, touch, + taxis, orderly arrangement] * * * thig·mo·tax·is .thig mə tak səs …   Medical dictionary

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