Meaning of LOCALIZATION
| Pronunciation: | | l`owkuluz'eyshun
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- [n] a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target"
- [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 |
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| | See Also: | | determination, echo sounding, echolocation, finding, lateralisation, laterality, lateralization, principle, rule | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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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