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Meaning of LOCALIZATION

Pronunciation:  l`owkuluz'eyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
  2. [n]  (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
 
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 Synonyms: fix, localisation, localisation, localisation of function, localisation principle, localization of function, localization principle, locating, location
 
 See Also: determination, echo sounding, echolocation, finding, lateralisation, laterality, lateralization, principle, rule

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Lo`cal*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. localisation.]
Act of localizing, or state of being localized.
{Cerebral localization} (Physiol.), the localization of the
   control of special functions, as of sight or of the
   various movements of the body, in special regions of the
   brain.
 
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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: The process of determining or marking the location or site of a lesion or disease. May also refer to the process of keeping a lesion or disease in a specific location or site.
 
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