cephalization

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noun

An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.

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Meanings

nouncephalization (countable and uncountable, plural cephalizations)

plural cephalizations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyAn evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineThe redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.

Origin

From cephal- + -ization.

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APA

cephalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalization

MLA

“cephalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephalization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephalization.

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