thigmotropismn.

/θɪɡˈmɒtrəpɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: < Greek θίγμα touch + τρόπη a turning + -ism suffix.

Biology.

The movement of some part of any organism in response to a touch stimulus; the habit of turning towards or away from a foreign body on coming into contact with it.

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stereotaxis1897

stereotropism1900

thigmotaxis1900

thigmotropism1900

1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 270/2 Thigmotropism, curvature induced in climbing plants by the stimulus of a rough surface.

1908 M. F. Washburn Animal Mind iii. §12. 57.

Derivatives

thigmoˈtropic adj. of, pertaining to, resulting from, or exhibiting thigmotropism.

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thigmotactic1900

stereotactic1902

thigmotropic1909

stereotropic-

1909 J. W. Jenkinson Exper. Embryol. 275 The outgrowth of the ciliated ring into the arms is due to a stimulus—thigmotropic, perhaps,—exerted by the tip of the spicule.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	thigmotropism
释义	thigmotropismn. /θɪɡˈmɒtrəpɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: < Greek θίγμα touch + τρόπη a turning + -ism suffix. Biology. The movement of some part of any organism in response to a touch stimulus; the habit of turning towards or away from a foreign body on coming into contact with it. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [noun] > response to touch stereotaxis1897 stereotropism1900 thigmotaxis1900 thigmotropism1900 1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 270/2 Thigmotropism, curvature induced in climbing plants by the stimulus of a rough surface. 1908 M. F. Washburn Animal Mind iii. §12. 57. Derivatives thigmoˈtropic adj. of, pertaining to, resulting from, or exhibiting thigmotropism. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adjective] > response to touch thigmotactic1900 stereotactic1902 thigmotropic1909 stereotropic- 1909 J. W. Jenkinson Exper. Embryol. 275 The outgrowth of the ciliated ring into the arms is due to a stimulus—thigmotropic, perhaps,—exerted by the tip of the spicule. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1900
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