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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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A movement resulting from a pressure stimuli: A barotropism is usually a reaction of living tissue to changes in pressures by a physician or by another medical therapist .
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-ism, -ismus
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tropo-, trop-, -tropal, -trope(s), -tropic, -tropism, -tropia, -tropous, -tropy, trep-
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barotropism, barotropic
1. In biology, an orientation response to a pressure stimulus.
2. In meteorology, relating to or characterized by an atmospheric condition in which surfaces of equal pressure coincide with surfaces of equal density.
2. In meteorology, relating to or characterized by an atmospheric condition in which surfaces of equal pressure coincide with surfaces of equal density.
In physics, having a density that is a function solely of pressure.
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baro-, bar-, bary- +
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