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lateralization

noun
lat路​er路​al路​i路​za路​tion | \ 藢la-t蓹-r蓹-l蓹-藞z膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce lateralization (audio) , 藢la-tr蓹-\

Definition of lateralization

: localization of function or activity on one side of the body in preference to the other
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Other Words from lateralization

lateralize \ 藞la-​t蓹-​r蓹-​藢l墨z How to pronounce lateralize (audio) , 藞la-​tr蓹-​ \ transitive verb

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 What the researchers observed was a significant change in the test sharks' lateralization, which is a brain function observed across many species that essentially relegates certain processes to one side of the brain or the other. — Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, "Climate Changes Is Rewiring Sharks' Brains," 3 Dec. 2018 Most researchers believe that lateralization explains how handedness arises, including our consistent 9-1 right-handedness ratio. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, "Was Science Wrong About Being Right?," 18 May 2018

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First Known Use of lateralization

1820, in the meaning defined above

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lateralization

noun
lat路​er路​al路​iza路​tion
variants: also British lateralisation \ 藢lat-​蓹-​r蓹-​l蓹-​藞z膩-​sh蓹n, 藢la-​tr蓹-​l蓹-​ How to pronounce lateralisation (audio) \

Medical Definition of lateralization

: localization of function or activity (as of verbal processes in the brain) on one side of the body in preference to the other

Other Words from lateralization

lateralize also British lateralise \ 藞lat-​蓹-​r蓹-​藢l墨z, 藞la-​tr蓹-​藢l墨z How to pronounce lateralise (audio) \ transitive verb lateralized also British lateralised; lateralizing also British lateralising

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