Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
fo·cal·ize Variant:
or British fo·cal·ise /'fO-k&-"lIz/ Function:
verb Inflected Forms:
-ized or British -ised;
-iz·ing or British -is·ing transitive senses : to confine to a limited area
focalize a coccidioidal infection —Journal of the American Medical Association> focalize intransitive senses
: to become confined to a limited areafocalizes in the ovary of the adult bird> —fo·cal·iza·tion or British fo·cal·isa·tion /"fO-k&-l&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
[foh-kuh-lahyz] 
kəˌlaɪz