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LOCALIZATION PRINCIPLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
Synonyms:
localisation; localisation of function; localisation principle; localization; localization of function; localization principle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("localization principle" is a kind of...):
principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "localization principle"):
lateralisation; laterality; lateralization (localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain)
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