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canalization
noun can·a·li·za·tion \ˌka-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən\
Definition of CANALIZATION
1
: an act or instance of canalizing
2
: a system of channels
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First Known Use of CANALIZATION
1844
Medical Dictionary
canalization
noun ca·na·li·za·tion
Medical Definition of CANALIZATION
1
: surgical formation of holes or canals for drainage without tubes
2
: natural formation of new channels in tissue (as formation of new blood vessels through a blood clot)
3
: establishment of new pathways in the central nervous system by repeated passage of nerve impulses
4
: the developmental buffering and homeostatic processes by which a particular kind of organism forms a relatively constant phenotype although individuals may have a variety of genotypes and environmental conditions may vary
Variants of CANALIZATION
ca·na·li·za·tion or British ca·na·li·sa·tion \ˌkan-əl-ə-ˈzā-shən\
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