Gracilization

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A reduction of bone mass as the result of evolution. uncountable

    "The last ten thousand years have witnessed a gracilization of the human cranium — and masticatory complex, in particular."

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"The last ten thousand years have witnessed a gracilization of the human cranium — and masticatory complex, in particular."

Etymology

From gracilize + -ation.

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