taxis

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noun

1. a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
• Hypernyms:
reaction, response
• Hyponyms:
chemotaxis
2. the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
• Hypernyms:
operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process