canalization

[ kuh-nal-uh-zey-shuhn, kan-l- ]

noun
  1. the formation of canals; the act of canalizing.

  2. Biology. the development of an organism along relatively predictable pathways despite abnormality or injury.

Origin of canalization

1
First recorded in 1840–50; canalize + -ation

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