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stereotactical

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ster·e·o·tax·is   (stěr'ē-ə-tāk'sĭs, stîr'-)   
n.  
  1. A method in neurosurgery and neurological research for locating points within the brain using an external, three-dimensional frame of reference usually based on the Cartesian coordinate system.

  2. Movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid body. Also called thigmotaxis.

ster'e·o·tac'tic (-tāk'tĭk), ster'e·o·tax'ic (-tāk'sĭk), ster'e·o·tac'ti·cal (-tāk'tĭ-kəl), ster'e·o·tax'i·cal (-tāk'sĭ-kəl) adj., ster'e·o·tac'ti·cal·ly, ster'e·o·tax'i·cal·ly adv.
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