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corticalization

corticalization noun: the evolutionary migration of brain function to the cortex.

Noun

corticalization (uncountable)

  1. The evolutionary migration of brain function to the cortex

Origin of corticalization

From cortical + -ization.

Questions about corticalization

What does corticalization mean?
Corticalization means the evolutionary migration of brain function to the cortex.
What part of speech is corticalization?
Corticalization is a noun.

Words near corticalization in the dictionary

  1. cortical plate
  2. cortical plates
  3. cortical reaction
  4. cortical reactions
  5. corticalis
  6. corticalization
  7. corticalize
  8. corticalized
  9. cortically
  10. corticate
  11. corticated

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