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neurobiotaxis

noun neu·ro·bio·tax·is \-ˌbī-ō-ˈtak-səs\
plural neu·ro·bio·tax·es \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of NEUROBIOTAXIS

:  a hypothetical directed and oriented shift of nerve cells in the course of phylogeny toward a region of maximum stimulation that has been held to explain cephalization and brain evolution
neu·ro·bio·tac·tic \-ˈtak-tik\ or neu·ro·bio·tac·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective

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