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Main Entry: baro·tax·is
Pronunciation: "bar-O-'tak-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural baro·tax·es /-"sEz/
: a taxis in which pressure is the orienting stimulus
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barotaxis bar·o·tax·is (bār'ō-tāk'sĭs)
n.
The response of living tissue to changes in pressure.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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