Pronunciation: /ˈlat(ə)rəlʌɪz/
(also lateralise)
verb
(
be lateralized)
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(of the brain) show laterality: male brains are more lateralized than those of females
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[with adverbial] (of an organ, function, or activity) be largely under the control of one or other side of the brain: this is a function which is usually lateralized on the right
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[with adverbial] Medicine (of a lesion or pathological process) be diagnosed as localized to one or other side of the brain.
