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English
Etymology
By surface analysis, loc(al) + -o- + region + -al.
Adjective
locoregional
- (especially sciences, engineering) Being at the scale of, or having the scope of, local and regional.
- Antonyms: global, universal, systemic
- 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
- 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