Body Location or Region
body region
bod·y re·gion [ bod-ee ree-juhn ]
Subclass of:
Anatomy (MeSH Category)
Definitions related to body regions:
  • A general term for grouping regions of the body; preference is to use NTs.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Anatomical areas of the body.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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