locoregional

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

locoregional

1. (especially sciences, engineering) Being at the scale of, or having the scope of, local and regional.

   Antonyms: global, universal, systemic

   1. Restricted to a certain limited area of the body (of a human, animal, or plant).

      Antonyms: systemic; bodywide

      Coordinate terms: local, localized

      Near-synonym: regional

      locoregional anesthesia;  locoregional therapy;  locoregional nerve block

      chemotherapy for breast cancer by locoregional irradiation

   2. Restricted to a locality or a region geographically.

      Antonyms: global, worldwide, international

      Coordinate terms: national, nationwide, federal, countrywide; interregional, transregional; local, localized

      Near-synonym: regional

      locoregional standards

Related terms

• interregional
• intraregional
• locant
• locational
• locus