Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
lo·cal·ize Variant:
also British lo·cal·ise /'lO-k&-"lIz/ Function:
verb Inflected Forms:
-ized also British -ised;
-iz·ing also British -is·ing transitive senses : to make local;
especially : to fix in orconfine to a definite place or part
localize the infection> localize intransitive senses
: to accumulate in or be restricted to aspecific or limited area localize in the thyroid> localizes and grows in the muscle —Morris Fishbein>
[loh-kuh-lahyz] 
verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.
kəˌlaɪz