Term: lateralization: localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: zona pellucida: thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: separatism: a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: spacewalker: an astronaut who is active outside a spacecraft in outer space
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: stakeholder: someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: silence: the absence of sound
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: genus hippopotamus: type genus of the Hippopotamidae
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: negative reinforcing stimulus: a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: united states customary system: the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible
Broader: localization of function: (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body | Unrelated: steadiness: the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying