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lateralize

Syllabification: (lat·er·al·ize)

Definition of lateralize

verb

(be lateralized)
  • (of the brain) show laterality.
  • [with adverbial] (of an organ, function, or activity) be largely under the control of one side of the brain:this is a function that is usually lateralized on the right
  • [with adverbial] Medicine (of a lesion or pathological process) be diagnosed as localized to one or the other side of the brain.

Derivatives

lateralization


noun

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