ster·e·o·tax·is

(stĕr′ē-ə-tăk′sĭs, stîr′-) also ster·e·o·tax·y (stĕr′ē-ə-tăk′sē, stîr′-)

A method in neurosurgery and neurological research for locating points within the brain using an external, three-dimensional frame of reference usually based on the Cartesian coordinate system.

ster′e·o·tac′tic (-tăk′tĭk), ster′e·o·tax′ic (-tăk′sĭk), ster′e·o·tac′ti·cal (-tăk′tĭ-kəl), ster′e·o·tax′i·cal (-tăk′sĭ-kəl) adj.

ster′e·o·tac′ti·cal·ly, ster′e·o·tax′i·cal·ly adv.

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stereotaxis

(ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪs; ˌstɪər-)

n, pl -taxes (-ˈtæksiːz)

(Biology) the movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of contact with a solid object

[C20: from stereo- + -taxis]

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stereotaxis

orientation or movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of a solid object. Cf. stereotropism. — stereotactic, adj.

ster·e·o·tax·is

n. estereotaxia, técnica de localización de áreas cerebrales usada en procedimientos neurológicos.

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Frame-based stereotaxis is still the gold standard worldwide--the patient is fitted with a stereotactic frame that is bolted to the head--but there are some units that perform frameless stereotactic techniques.

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