mislocalizationn.
/ˌmɪsləʊkəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌmɪsləʊkl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪsˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌmɪsˌloʊkəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Mistaken, erroneous, or abnormal localization (in various senses).
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1951 A.M.A. Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry (Chicago) 65 609 Because the patient's ‘error’ in localization usually showed direction and predictability, it was felt that the term ‘displacement’ of sensation would be more suitable than ‘mislocalization’.
1972 Wireless World Feb. 55/2 A way of avoiding the mislocalization..in the simple matrix technique has been adopted by Sansui in their QS system.
1993 Cell 73 335/2 First, the mutation causes defective processing and hence mislocalization of the mutant protein.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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