Tax"is (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ta`xis a division or arrangement, fr. ta`ssein to arrange.] (Surg.)
Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it. Dunglison.
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Tax"is (?), n.
In technical uses, as in architecture, biology, grammar, etc., arrangement; order; ordonnance.
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