Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun taxis

2 senses of taxis

Sense 1
taxis -- (a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism)
       => reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")

Sense 2
taxis -- (the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part)
       => operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process -- (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun taxi

1 sense of taxi

Sense 1
cab, hack, taxi, taxicab -- (a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money)
       => car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar -- (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work")