Synonym: barotaxis. ... Origin: G. Baros, weight, + trope, a turning ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bar-ot′rō-pizm Synonyms: barotaxis
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barotaxis, barotaxy, barotropism 1. Reaction of living tissue to changes in pressure. 2. In biology, the stimulation of living matter by change of the pressure relations under which it exists. 3. A directed reaction of a motile organism to a mechanical pressure stimulus.
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barotropism, barotropic 1. In biology, an orientation response to a pressure stimulus. 2. In meteorology, relating to or characterized by an atmospheric condition in which surfaces of equal pressure coincide with surfaces of equal density. In physics, having a density that is a function solely of pressure.
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