Stereotaxis

Stereotaxis
: Use of a computer and scanning devices to create three-dimensional pictures. This method can be used to direct a biopsy, external radiation, or the insertion of radiation implants.
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1. Three-dimensional arrangement. 2. Stereotropism, but applied more exactly where the organism as a whole, rather than a part only, reacts. 3. SYN: stereotaxy. [stereo- + G. taxis, orderly arrangement]

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ste·reo·tax·is -'tak-səs n, pl -tax·es -.sēz a stereotactic technique or procedure

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ster·eo·tax·is (ster″e-o-takґsis) 1. stereotactic surgery. 2. thigmotaxis.

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  • stereotaxis — n. movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid body (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stereotaxis — stereo·tax·is …   English syllables

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