Medical Dictionary
compartmentalization
noun com·part·men·tal·iza·tion
Medical Definition of COMPARTMENTALIZATION
: isolation or splitting off of part of the personality or mind with lack of communication and consistency between the parts
—com·part·men·tal·ize or British com·part·men·tal·ise \-ˈment-əl-ˌīz\ transitive verb, com·part·men·tal·ized or British com·part·men·tal·ised com·part·men·tal·iz·ing or British com·part·men·tal·is·ing
Variants of COMPARTMENTALIZATION
com·part·men·tal·iza·tion or British com·part·men·tal·isa·tion \kəm-ˌpärt-ˌment-əl-ə-ˈzā-shən\
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