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canalization definition

ca·nali·za·tion (kə nal′ə zā′s̸hən, kan′ə lə-)

noun

  1. the act of canalizing
  2. a system of canals or channels
  3. the formation of canals in the body tissues, naturally or artificially, as sometimes to drain wounds

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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