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electrotropism
1. The movement of a cell or organism in response to an electrical stimulus.
2. A bodily orientation in relation to an electric current.
3. A curvature of sessile (permanently attached) organisms toward or away from an electrical current stimulus.
This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 90) -ism, -ismus (page 19)
Word Entries containing the term: “electrotropism
negative electrotropism
The movement of a cell or an organism away from an electrical stimulus.
This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 95)
positive electrotropism
The movement of an organism or cell toward an electrical stimulus.
This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 98)