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cephalization

cephalization noun: an evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.

Noun

cephalization (countable and uncountable, plural cephalizations)

  1. An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
  2. The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.

cephalization meaning in Tamil

cephalization in Tamil

தலையாகுசெயல், தலையாக்கம்

Forms of cephalization

pluralcephalizations

Origin of cephalization

From cephal- + -ization.

Questions about cephalization

What does cephalization mean?
Cephalization means an evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
What is cephalization in Tamil?
Cephalization in Tamil is தலையாகுசெயல், தலையாக்கம். See Cephalization meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cephalization?
Cephalization is a noun.
What is the plural of cephalization?
The plural of cephalization is cephalizations.

Words near cephalization in the dictionary

  1. cephalisations
  2. cephalism
  3. cephalisms
  4. cephalistic
  5. cephalitis
  6. cephalization
  7. cephalizations
  8. cephalized
  9. Cephallenia
  10. Cephallonia
  11. cephalo-

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