cephalization

noun ceph·a·li·za·tion \ˌse-fə-lə-ˈzā-shən\

Definition of CEPHALIZATION

: a tendency in the evolution of organisms to concentrate the sensory and neural organs in an anterior head

1864

Medical Dictionary

noun ceph·a·li·za·tion

: an evolutionary tendency to specialization of the body with concentration of sensory and neural organs in an anterior head

ceph·a·li·za·tion or British ceph·a·li·sa·tion \ˌsef-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən\

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