- ceph|a|li|za|tion
- ceph|a|li|za|tion «SEHF uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun.Biology. the degree to which the head is developed and dominates the rest of the body.
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tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
cephalization — ceph·a·li·za·tion … English syllables
cephalization — ceph•a•li•za•tion [[t]ˌsɛf ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. zool. a tendency in animal evolution to localization of important organs or parts in or near the head … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
za — ab·so·lut·i·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; acet·y·li·za·tion; achro·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·id·i·za·tion; ac·tu·al·i·za·tion; aero·sol·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; ag·ro·my·za; akhund·za·da; al·bi·ti·za·tion; al·car·ra·za; al·dol·i·za·tion;… … English syllables
cephalization — 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. * * * ceph·a·li·za·tion or Brit ceph·a·li·sa·tion .sef… … Medical dictionary
brachy — brachy·axis; brachy·catalectic; brachy·catalexis; brachy·ceph·al; brachy·cephalic; brachy·ceph·a·lid; brachy·ce·phal·i·dae; brachy·ceph·a·lism; brachy·ceph·a·li·za·tion; brachy·ceph·a·ly; brachy·cerebral; brachy·chi·ton; brachy·cranial;… … English syllables
Cephalization — Ceph a*li*za tion, 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. Dana. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encephalization — SYN: corticalization. * * * en·ceph·a·li·za·tion (en sef″ə lĭ zaґshən) the developmental process by which the cerebral cortex has taken over the functions of the lower (spinal) centers … Medical dictionary
