Definition of lateralization
:localization of function or activity on one side of the body in preference to the other
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First Known Use of lateralization
1820
Medical Dictionary
lateralization
noun
lat·er·al·iza·tion
variants:
also British
lateralisation
play
\ˌlat-ə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌla-trə-lə-\
medical Definition of lateralization
:localization of function or activity (as of verbal processes in the brain) on one side of the body in preference to the other
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lateralize
also British lateralise play \ˈlat-ə-rə-ˌlīz, ˈla-trə-ˌlīz\ transitive verb lateralizatized also British lateralizatised; lateralizatizing also British lateralizatisingSeen and Heard
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