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Definition of: electrotaxis
(i·lek′trō·tak′sis) noun Biol.
1. That property of protoplasm which makes it susceptible to the influence of an electric stimulus, as shown by the direction of movements.
2. Any similar property in simple organisms. Also e·lec′trot′ro·pism (i·lek′trot′rə·piz′əm, ē′lek-).
—e·lec′tro·tac′tic (-tak′tik) adjective
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