Category:Thigmotaxis

Thig`mo*tax"is, n. [nl., fr. Gr. touch +  an arranging.] (physiol.)

Defn: the property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting, and Thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance.

When the movement is away from the touching body, it is negative Thigmotaxis; when towards it, positive thigmotaxis.