See Also: neutrotaxis(medicine)

anaesthesia (oh) and neutrotaxis (medicine)


anaesthesia (oh)



the use of anaesthetics in medicine
the state of being unable to feel pain

neutrotaxis (medicine)


neutrotaxis


A phenomenon in which neutrophilic leukocytes are stimulated by a substance in such a manner that they are either attracted, and move toward it (positive neutrotaxis), or they are repelled, and move away from it (negative neutrotaxis); in some instances, there is no effect (sometimes called

Indifferent neutrotaxis).

Origin: neutrophil + G. Taxis, arrangement