cytobiotaxis The influence of one cell on another. A form of energy, totally unrelated to electricity, light, heat, or sound, which is generated by living tissues; the vital principle in all living tissues. The term was first introduced in 1923 by Frederic Wood Jones, who defined it as 'the influence of body cells on other body cells'; the `call ... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/611/