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ge·ot·ro·pism

 (jē-ŏt′rə-pĭz′əm)
ge′o·tro′pic (jē′ə-trō′pĭk) adj.
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ge•o•trop•ic

(ˌdʒi oʊˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk)

adj.
of, pertaining to, or exhibiting geotropism.
[1870–75]
ge`o•trop′i•cal•ly, adv.
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The diagnosis of posterior semicircular canal BPPV was made when patients reported a history of vertigo provoked by changes in head position relative to gravity, and when, on physical examination, after a latency period, upbeating geotropic nystagmus, which increases and resolves within 60 seconds, was provoked by a Dix--Hallpike test after bringing the patient from sitting to supine position 20[degrees] below the horizontal plane with the head rotated 45[degrees] to one side All of our patients in the study underwent the Dix--Hallpike test with the help of Frenzel's goggles.
[28] Geotropic or ND (2007), USA ageotropic (depending on canal involvement) Woo et al.
From this point on, the germination stabilized and the seeds considered as germinated were those with primary root of at least 2 mm of length (Borghetti & Ferreira, 2004) and positive geotropic curvature.
The nystagmus in head down position (also called geotropic rotatory) would have beat toward the undermost ear and lasted for a duration of 10-30 seconds.
Thirty-one subjects were diagnosed with VPB based on (a) the presence of short-lived spells of positional vertigo (<1 min) and paroxysmal positional nystagmus, which was geotropic and changed direction with either ear down, and (b) complete symptom resolution in response to barbecue maneuvers'.
Pneumatophores are one type of excessively branched roots that are negatively geotropic and come out of the mud surface to access the atmospheric oxygen.
In particular the N-1-naphthyl-2-carbamoylbenzoic acid (NACBA) is known as a potent inhibitor of auxins transport and geotropic curvature.
Silica distribution in Equisetum hyemale var affine in relation to the negative geotropic response.