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Noun: localization of function
  1. (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
    "The localization of function in the brain has been crucial for understanding neurological disorders";
    - localisation of function [Brit], localization principle, localisation principle [Brit], localization, localisation [Brit]

Derived forms: localizations of function

Type of: principle, rule