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durotaxis

durotaxis noun: the movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient.

Noun

durotaxis (uncountable)

  1. The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient
    Synonyms:
    mechanotaxis

Synonyms of durotaxis

Questions about durotaxis

What does durotaxis mean?
Durotaxis means the movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient.
What part of speech is durotaxis?
Durotaxis is a noun.

Words near durotaxis in the dictionary

  1. durorthids
  2. Duros
  3. Duross
  4. Durosses
  5. durotactic
  6. durotaxis
  7. durotomies
  8. durotomy
  9. Durotriges
  10. durous
  11. Durov

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