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Word: Cephalization
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsɛfəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌkɛfəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the concentration of sense organs, nervous control, etc., at the anterior end of the body, forming a head and brain, both during evolution and in the course of an embryo's development.
Short Definition:concentration of sense organs, nervous control, etc., at anterior end of body
Variant Forms:
- cephalisation
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