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LOCALIZATION OF FUNCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does localization of function mean? 

LOCALIZATION OF FUNCTION (noun)
  The noun LOCALIZATION OF FUNCTION has 1 sense:

1. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the bodyplay

  Familiarity information: LOCALIZATION OF FUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOCALIZATION OF FUNCTION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

localisation; localisation of function; localisation principle; localization; localization of function; localization principle

Hypernyms ("localization of function" is a kind of...):

principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)

Domain category:

physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "localization of function"):

lateralisation; laterality; lateralization (localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain)


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