Recent Examples on the WebOrbexilum stipulatum, also known as Falls-of-the-Ohio Scurf pea, hasn’t been seen since 1881, its habitat erased by the canalization of the Ohio River. Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, 16 Apr. 2019
Word History
First Known Use
1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
canalization
noun
ca·na·li·za·tion
variants or British canalisation
ˌkan-ᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən
1
: surgical formation of holes or canals for drainage without tubes
2
: natural formation of new channels in tissue (as formation of new blood vessels through a blood clot)
3
: establishment of new pathways in the central nervous system by repeated passage of nerve impulses
4
: the developmental buffering and homeostatic processes by which a particular kind of organism forms a relatively constant phenotype although individuals may have a variety of genotypes and environmental conditions may vary