taxis

Noun
  1. A locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism (synset 100864364)
    is a type of: reaction, response - a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
    subtypes: chemotaxis - movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
  2. The surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part (synset 100694244)
    is a type of: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

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