Definition of Haptotaxis

1. Noun. (biology) The directional motility of cells, usually in a biochemical gradient ¹

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Medical Definition of Haptotaxis

1. Strictly speaking, a directed response of cells in a gradient of adhesion, but often loosely applied to situations where an adhesion gradient is thought to exist and local trapping of cells seems to occur. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haptotaxis

haptic interfaces
haptic sensation
haptical
haptically
hapticity
haptics
hapto-
haptodysphoria
haptoglobin
haptoglobins
haptometer
haptonema
haptonemata
haptophyte
haptophytes
haptotaxis (current term)
haptotropic
haptotropics
haptotropism
hapu
hapu'u
hapuku
hapukus
hapus
haquebut
haquebuts
haqueton
haquetons
har
har monically

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