Definition of Cephalization

1. n. Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the physical structure; localization of important organs or parts in or near the head, in animal development.

Definition of Cephalization

1. Noun. (biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal ¹

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Definition of Cephalization

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Medical Definition of Cephalization

1. 1. Evolutionary tendency for important functions of the nervous system to move forward in the brain. 2. Initiation and concentration of the growth tendency at the anterior end of the embryo. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cephalization

cephalic fins
cephalic flexure
cephalic index
cephalic pole
cephalic presentation
cephalic reflexes
cephalic tetanus
cephalic triangle
cephalic vein
cephalic version
cephalically
cephalin
cephaline
cephalins
cephalitis
cephalization (current term)
cephalizations
cephalo-
cephalo-oculocutaneous telangiectasia
cephalo-orbital index
cephalocarid
cephalocarids
cephalocaudal
cephalocaudal axis
cephalocaudal trend
cephalocele
cephalocentesis
cephalochord
cephalochordate
cephalochordates

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