canalization (redirected from canalisation)

canalization /can·a·li·za·tion/ (kan?ah-li-za´shun)

1. formation of canals, natural or pathologic.

2. surgical creation of canals for drainage.

3. recanalization.

4. in psychology, formation in the central nervous system of new pathways by repeated passage of nerve impulses.

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can·a·li·za·tion (kn-l-zshn)

n.

The formation of canals or channels in tissue.

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canalization

1. the formation of canals, natural or morbid.

2. the surgical establishment of canals for drainage.