focalize

fo·cal·ize

verb

fo·cal·ized or British fo·cal·isedfo·cal·iz·ing or British fo·cal·is·ing

Definition of FOCALIZE

transitive verb

: to confine to a limited area <the ability to focalize a coccidioidal infection—Journal of the American Medical Association>

intransitive verb

: to become confined to a limited area <pullorum disease commonly focalizes in the adult bird's ovary>

—fo·cal·iza·tion or British fo·cal·isa·tion \ˌfō-kə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Variants of FOCALIZE

fo·cal·ize or British fo·cal·ise \ˈfō-kə-ˌlīz\