also Brit  lo*cal*ise  vb, -ized  also Brit  -ised  -iz*ing  also Brit  -is*ing vt  :  to make local : esp  :  to fix in or confine to a definite place or part <hot applications helped to the infection>  vi  :  to accumulate in or be restricted to a specific or limited area <iodine tends to in the thyroid>  <this parasite sand grows in the muscle -Morris Fishbein>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  loc·u·lus 
 
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