cephalization
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Definition of cephalization
: a tendency in the evolution of organisms to concentrate the sensory and neural organs in an anterior head
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cephalization
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Medical Definition of cephalization
: an evolutionary tendency to specialization of the body with concentration of sensory and neural organs in an anterior head
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