noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph. countable, uncountable

Antonyms

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acephalia

Etymology

From cephal- + -ization.