Note: When the movement is away from the touching body, it is {negative thigmotaxis}; when towards it, {positive thigmotaxis}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
thigmotaxis — [thig΄mə tak′sis] n. [ModL < Gr thigma, touch < thinganein, to touch with the hand (< IE base * dheiĝh , to knead > DOUGH) + taxis, TAXIS] STEREOTAXIS thigmotactic [thig΄mōtak′tik] adj … English World dictionary
thigmotaxis — n.; pl. taxes [Gr. thigma, touch; taxis, arrangement] The taxis of contact; stereotaxis. a. Positive thigmotaxis: toward the contact. b. Negative thigmotaxis: away from the contact; thigmotactic adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
thigmotaxis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thigma touch (from thinganein to touch) + New Latin taxis; akin to Latin fingere to shape more at dough Date: circa 1900 a taxis in which contact especially with a solid body is the directive factor … New Collegiate Dictionary
thigmotaxis — orientation by tactile sense. Fish are often negatively thigmotaxic, avoiding touching each other or solid objects, although many are positively thigmotaxic, hiding under rocks or among plants for example … Dictionary of ichthyology
thigmotaxis — thigmotactic /thig meuh tak tik/, adj. /thig meuh tak sis/, n. Biol. movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus. [1895 1900; < Gk thígm(a) touch + o + TAXIS] * * * … Universalium
thigmotaxis — noun The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact … Wiktionary
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
Thigmotaxis — Thig|mo|tạ|xis 〈f.; , tạ|xen; Biol.〉 Bewegung nach Berührungsreiz [<grch. thigganein „berühren, anrühren, anfassen, verletzen“ + taxis „Ordnung, Stellung, Platz“] * * * Thigmotạxis [zu griechisch thígma »Berührung« und táxis »Anordnung«]… … Universal-Lexikon
Thigmotaxis — Thig|mo|tạ|xis 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: tạ|xen; Bot.〉 durch Berührung ausgelöste Taxie [Etym.: <grch. thigma »Berührung« (zu thigganein »berühren, anfassen, verletzen«) + Taxis] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Thigmotaxis — Thig|mo|tạxis [gr. ϑιγμα = Berührung u. gr. ταξις = Ordnung; Anordnung; Aufstellung] w; , ...xen: durch Berührungsreize ausgelöste Orientierungsbewegung lebenden Gewebes … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
