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English noun: taxis

1. taxis (act) a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism


Broader (hypernym)reaction, response


Narrower (hyponym)chemotaxis

2. taxis (act) the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part


Broader (hypernym)operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process









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