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canalization
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canalization /can·a·li·za·tion/ (kan″ah-lĭ-za´shun)
1. formation of canals, natural or pathologic.
2. surgical creation of canals for drainage.
4. in psychology, formation in the central nervous system of new pathways by repeated passage of nerve impulses.

can·a·li·za·tion (kn-l-zshn)
n.
The formation of canals or channels in tissue.

canalization
[kan′əlīzā′shən]
the formation of canals or passages through any tissue.

canalization
1. the formation of canals, natural or morbid.
2. the surgical establishment of canals for drainage.

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You have to know how to canalize energy, to point it in the right direction, especially working with fresh, young people.
But in this situation, we used a natural obstacle, Leach Lake Pass, to canalize the enemy's forces.
The epithelial buds enlarge and the glands canalize before the completion of acini development.
 
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