cephalization
[ sef-uh-luh-zey-shuh n ]
/ ˌsɛf ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /
noun Zoology.
a tendency in the development of animals to localization of important organs or parts in or near the head.
Words nearby cephalization
cephalic tetanus,
cephalic vein,
cephalic version,
cephalin,
cephalitis,
cephalization,
cephalo-,
cephalocaudal axis,
cephalocele,
cephalocentesis,
cephalochordate
British Dictionary definitions for cephalization
cephalization
cephalisation
/ (ˌsɛfəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) /
noun
(in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end