tropism
English Thesaurus
1. an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | reaction, response, |
| definition | : | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | ergotropism, |
| definition | : | an affinity for work (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | geotropism, |
| definition | : | an orienting response to gravity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | heliotropism, |
| definition | : | an orienting response to the sun (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | meteortropism, |
| definition | : | an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | neurotropism, |
| definition | : | an affinity for neural tissues (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | phototropism, |
| definition | : | an orienting response to light (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | trophotropism, |
| definition | : | an orienting response to food (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | thermotropism, |
| definition | : | an orienting response to warmth (noun.act) |
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