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localization /lo·cal·iza·tion/ (lo?kal-i-za´shun)

1. the determination of the site or place of any process or lesion.

2. restriction to a circumscribed or limited area.

3. the localization in the oocyte or blastomere of materials that will develop into a particular tissue or organ.

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cerebral localization  determination of areas of the cortex involved in performance of certain functions.

germinal localization  the location on a blastoderm of prospective organs.

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lo·cal·i·za·tion (lk-l-zshn)

n.

1. Limitation to a specific area.

2. The reference of a sensation to its point of origin.

3. The determination of the location of a pathological process.

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localization,

n 1. in manipulative therapies, the positioning of the client and precise application of the forces needed to produce specific, desired therapeutic results.
2. the referral of sense impression to a specific bodily location.

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localization,

n a direct, exact site or restriction to a limited area, such as localization of abscess.

localization, radiographic,

n determination, by means of radiographs, of the location of an object or structure in the body or head. Usually accomplished by obtaining radiographs made from different angulations to the part in question.

localization, tactile,

n the property of localization associated with the sense of touch. Perception of the location of a stimulus is more precise in the regions of the lips and the fingertips than elsewhere. This more precise perception results from a greater density of special touch receptors in a given area.

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localization

1. restriction to a circumscribed or limited area.

2. the determination of a site or place of any process or lesion.

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cerebral localization

determination of areas of the cortex involved in performance of certain functions.

germinal localization

the location on a blastoderm of prospective organs.