Thermotaxis
noun
1.
Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
2.
Physiology. the regulation of the bodily temperature.
noun
1.
the directional movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of a source of heat
thermotaxis ther·mo·tax·is (thûr’mə-tāk’sĭs)
n. pl. ther·mo·tax·es (-tāk’sēz)
Movement of a living organism in response to changes in temperature.
Normal regulation or adjustment of body temperature.
ther’mo·tac’tic (-tāk’tĭk) or ther’mo·tax’ic (-tāk’sĭk) adj.
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