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thermotaxis (s) (noun), thermotaxes (pl)
1. Reaction of living protoplasm to the stimulus of heat.
2. Normal regulation of body heat.
3. The thermo-regulatory function of the nervous system.
4. The movement or simulation in a living body exposed to heat.
5. The directed response of a motile organism towards (positive) or away from (negative) a heat stimulus.
6. The movement of a freely moving organism in response to heat.