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locoregional en · ADJ

Etymology

By surface analysis, loc(al) + -o- + region + -al.

Meanings

  1. (especially) Being at the scale of, or having the scope of, local and regional. ▸ Restricted to a certain limited area of the body (of a human, animal, or plant).
    • Near-synonym: regional
    • chemotherapy for breast cancer by locoregional irradiation
    • locoregional anesthesia;  locoregional therapy;  locoregional nerve block
  2. (especially) Being at the scale of, or having the scope of, local and regional. ▸ Restricted to a locality or a region geographically.
    • Near-synonym: regional
    • locoregional standards

Antonyms

global · international · global · systemic · universal · systemic · bodywide · universal · worldwide

Coordinates

transregional · local · local · national · localized · countrywide · federal · nationwide · localized · interregional

Deriveds

locoregionally

Relateds

intraregional · locant · locus · locational · interregional

Synonyms

regional · regional