canalization

noun

can·​a·​li·​za·​tion ˌka-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: an act or instance of canalizing

2

: a system of channels

Examples of canalization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Orbexilum stipulatum, also known as Falls-of-the-Ohio Scurf pea, hasn’t been seen since 1881, its habitat erased by the canalization of the Ohio River. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, 16 Apr. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for canalization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

canalization

noun

ca·​na·​li·​za·​tion

variants or British canalisation

ˌkan-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: surgical formation of holes or canals for drainage without tubes

2

: natural formation of new channels in tissue (as formation of new blood vessels through a blood clot)

3

: establishment of new pathways in the central nervous system by repeated passage of nerve impulses

4

: the developmental buffering and homeostatic processes by which a particular kind of organism forms a relatively constant phenotype although individuals may have a variety of genotypes and environmental conditions may vary