localisation of function

Questions about localisation of function

What does localisation of function mean?

localisation of function means "(physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body".

What is another word for localisation of function?

Close synonyms include localization of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is localisation of function a common word?

localisation of function is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.