lat·er·al·i·za·tion | \ ˌla-tə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən
: localization of function or activity on one side of the body in preference to the other
Other Words from lateralization
lateralize \ ˈla-tə-rə-ˌlīz , ˈla-trə- \ transitive verb
Examples of lateralization in a Sentence
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1820, in the meaning defined above
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Lateralization. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lateralization. Accessed 9 Feb. 2022.
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variants: also British lateralisation \ ˌlat-ə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌla-trə-lə- \
: localization of function or activity [as of verbal processes in the brain] on one side of the body in preference to the other
Other Words from lateralization
lateralize also British lateralise \ ˈlat-ə-rə-ˌlīz, ˈla-trə-ˌlīz \ transitive verb lateralized also British lateralised; lateralizing also British lateralising