taxis

tax·is  (tkss)

n. pl. tax·es (tksz)

1. Biology The responsive movement of a free-moving organism or cell toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light.

2. Medicine The moving of a body part by manipulation into normal position, as after a dislocation, fracture, or hernia.

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[Greek, arrangement, from tassein, tag-, to arrange.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	taxis - a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism response, reaction - a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" chemotaxis - movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
	2.	taxis - the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"