stereotaxis

[ ster-ee-uh-tak-sis, steer- ]

noun

, Biology.

1. movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid.

stereotaxis

/ ˌstɪər-; ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪs /

noun

1. the movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of contact with a solid object

Other Words From

• ster·e·o·tac·tic [ster-ee-, uh, -, tak, -tik, steer-], adjective
• stere·o·tacti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereotaxis¹

First recorded in 1915–20; stereo- + -taxis

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereotaxis¹

C20: from stereo- + -taxis