| ANAPHYLAXIS | • anaphylaxis n. Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug. • anaphylaxis n. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea… • ANAPHYLAXIS n. an increased susceptibility to injected foreign material, also ANAPHYLAXY. |
| AXISYMMETRY | • axisymmetry n. Symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry. • AXISYMMETRY n. the state of being axisymmetric. |
| EPISTAXISES | • EPISTAXIS n. bleeding from the nose. |
| HETEROTAXIS | • heterotaxis n. An abnormal structural arrangement. • HETEROTAXIS n. the anomalous arrangement of body parts. |
| IDEOPRAXIST | • ideopraxist n. A person who is compelled to carry out an idea. • IDEOPRAXIST n. one who is impelled to carry out an idea. |
| ORTHOPRAXIS | • orthopraxis n. Orthopraxy. • ORTHOPRAXIS n. correct practice in religion. |
| PARAPHRAXIS | • PARAPHRAXIS n. the inability to perform purposive movements properly, also PARAPHRAXIA. |
| PHYLLOTAXIS | • phyllotaxis n. (Botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| STEREOTAXIS | • stereotaxis n. Stereotaxic surgery. • stereotaxis n. The movement of an organism when touched; thigmotaxis. • STEREOTAXIS n. the reaction of an organism to contact with a solid body. |
| THERMOTAXIS | • thermotaxis n. (Biology) Movement in response to temperature. • THERMOTAXIS n. movement influenced or controlled by heat. |
| THIGMOTAXIS | • thigmotaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact. • THIGMOTAXIS n. the movement of a plant towards or away from an object. |
| TROPHOTAXIS | • TROPHOTAXIS n. chemotaxis and chemotropism where the stimulating substance is food. |