stereotaxis

English

Etymology

stereo- +‎ taxis

Noun

stereotaxis (uncountable)

1. Any of several techniques that use computer data from medical imaging to direct the motion of equipment so as to deliver some therapy (such as radiotherapy, radioablation, laser ablation, or others) to a precise anatomic location.
2. The movement of an organism when touched; thigmotaxis.

Related terms

• stereotactic (adj)
• stereotactical (adj)
• stereotactically (adverb)
• stereotaxial (adj)
• stereotaxic (adj)
• stereotropism