Medical Dictionary
lateralization
noun lat·er·al·iza·tion
Medical Definition of LATERALIZATION
: localization of function or activity (as of verbal processes in the brain) on one side of the body in preference to the other
—lat·er·al·ize also British lat·er·al·ise \ˈlat-ə-rə-ˌlīz, ˈla-trə-ˌlīz\ transitive verb, lat·er·al·ized also British lat·er·al·ised lat·er·al·iz·ing also British lat·er·al·is·ing
Variants of LATERALIZATION
lat·er·al·iza·tion also British lat·er·al·isa·tion \ˌlat-ə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌla-trə-lə-\
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