posteriorization

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From posterior +‎ -ization.

Noun[edit]

posteriorization (plural posteriorizations)

  1. (biology) The acquisition of posterior values, especially the formation of the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and spinal cord from the anterior neural plate

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