💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Haptotropism"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| thigmotropismnoun | (biology) Growth or motion in response to touch. |
| hydrotropismnoun | (biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water. |
| tropismnoun | (uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this. |
| thermotropismnoun | (botany) Thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature. |
| chemotropismnoun | (biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus |
| haptotaxisnoun | (biology) The directional motility of cells, usually in a biochemical gradient |
| halotropismnoun | (biology) Movement (of a plant) towards or (more often) away from a saline environment |
| histotropismnoun | (biology) The attraction of a parasite to a particular tissue |
| trophotropismnoun | The movements of the organs in a growing plant, as towards nutrient substances, induced by the chemical nature of its surroundings. |
| stereotaxisnoun | Any of several techniques that use computer data from medical imaging to direct the motion of equipment so as to deliver some therapy (such as radiotherapy, radioablation, laser ablation, or others) to a precise anatomic location. |
| phototropismnoun | (biology) The movement of a plant towards or away from light. |
| cytotropismnoun | The movement of cells in response to an external stimulus |
| geotropismnoun | (biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards). |
| thigmokinesisnoun | (biology) movement in response to touch |
| heliotropismnoun | The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light). |
| diatropismnoun | (biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus. |
| electrotropismnoun | (biology, botany) Growth or motion in response to an electric field. |
| thigmatropismnoun | (biology) The turning of an organism when in contact with a solid object; stereotropism |
| hydrotaxisnoun | (biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water |
| plagiotropismnoun | (biology) The growth of a plant at an orientation to the angle of a stimulus |
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