τροπισμός — meaning in English

English meaning

• taxis noun The movement of an organism toward or away from a stimulus, such as light or chemicals.
• tropism noun The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

Senses

τροπισμός is used for these senses in English:

• taxis (biology) The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
• tropism (uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

taxis — full definition

1. noun The movement of an organism toward or away from a stimulus, such as light or chemicals.
2. noun (medicine) The manual manipulation of a displaced body part back into its normal position.

tropism — full definition

1. noun The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.
2. noun A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism.
3. noun Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.

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