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“barotaxis”
barotaxis, barotaxy, barotropism
1. Reaction of living tissue to changes in pressure.
2. In biology, the stimulation of living matter by change of the pressure relations under which it exists.
3. A directed reaction of a motile organism to a mechanical pressure stimulus.
2. In biology, the stimulation of living matter by change of the pressure relations under which it exists.
3. A directed reaction of a motile organism to a mechanical pressure stimulus.
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baro-, bar-, bary- +
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taxi-, tax-, taxo-, taxio-, -taxia, -taxis, -taxy, tact-, -tactic, -tactical, -tactics
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(Greek: weight, heavy; atmospheric pressure; a combining form meaning "pressure", as in barotaxis, or sometimes "weight", as in baromacrometer)