cephalization
Meanings
noun
- An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal.
- The 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From cephal- + -ization.
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