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canalization [‚kan·əl·ə′zā·shən] (engineering) Any system of distribution canals or conduits for water, gas, electricity, or steam. (evolution) The effect of natural selection on development to produce pathways that are insensitive to minor genetic or environmental variation; results in the phenotypic norm of the species. (medicine) Surgical method of wound drainage without tubes by forming channels. (physiology) The formation of new channels in tissues, such as the formation of new blood vessels through a thrombus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When conducting airmobile operations in an unconventional environment, specific operating procedures must be established to ensure our superior firepower and ISTAR equipment assists in avoiding canalization onto obvious Landing Zones (LZs), whereby, due to enemy activity, we begin to adhere to the enemy's plans rather thane following our own TTPs. They are believed to enlarge via canalization of hyperplastic solid masses of endothelial cells in a way that mimics the process that occurs during the embryogenesis of the vascular system. 1-41 FA stopped to fire missions short of the escarpment, a natural canalization point, and screened the brigade's movement with smoke on the northern (upper) side. |
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