Medical term:
rheotaxis
rheotaxis
[re″o-tak´sis]orientation of an organism in a stream of liquid, with its long axis parallel with the direction of flow, designated negative (moving in the same direction) or positive (moving in the opposite direction).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
rhe·o·tax·is
(rē'ō-tak'sis),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]
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rheotaxis
(rē′ə-tăk′sĭs)n.
Movement of an organism in response to a current of water.
rhe′o·tac′tic (-tăk′tĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
rhe·o·tax·is
(rē'ō-tak'sis)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]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
rheotaxis
a movement (taxis) in response to a current, usually of water.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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