Main Entry: in·te·gra·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌint-ə-ˈgrā-shən\

Function: noun

: the combining and coordinating of separate parts or elements into a unified whole: as a : coordination of mental processes into a normal effective personality or with the individual's environment <failure of association and failure of integration take place among neurotic individuals—R. M. Dorcus & G. W. Shaffer> b : the process by which the different parts of an organism are made a functional and structural whole especially through the activity of the nervous system and of hormones