rheotactic
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rheotactic — rheo·tac·tic .rē ə tak tik adj relating to or exhibiting rheotaxis <rheotactic response> … Medical dictionary
rheotactic — |rēə|taktik adjective Etymology: rheo + tactic : relating to or exhibiting rheotaxis rheotactic response … Useful english dictionary
rheotactic — rheo·tac·tic … English syllables
rheotaxis — rheotactic /ree euh tak tik/, adj. /ree euh tak sis/, n. Biol. oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, esp. water. [1895 1900; RHEO + TAXIS] * * * … Universalium
New Zealand mud snail — This article is about the invasive mudsnail Potamopyrgus antipodarum. For another mud snail from New Zealand, see Amphibola crenata. New Zealand mudsnail Lateral view of a Potamopyrgus antipodarum shell Conservat … Wikipedia
mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots … Universalium
rheotaxis — [rē΄ə tak′sis] n. [ModL: see RHEO & TAXIS] a positive, or negative, response of a freely moving organism to flow with, or against, a current of water, air, etc. rheotactic [rē΄ətak′tik] adj … English World dictionary
