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English translation: a plane with more or less definite boundaries; see more below ...

04:37 Jul 14, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: region
Regarding the English medical words, I would like to know the difference between region, site and area.
If you know something about it, pleaee tell me.
Thank you for your help.
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 21:26
Selected answer:a plane with more or less definite boundaries; see more below ...
Explanation:
From a medical perspective, region here: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/region
region [re´jun]
a plane with more or less definite boundaries; called also regio. adj., adj re´gional.
abdominal r's the areas into which the anterior surface of the abdomen is divided, including the epigastric, hypochondriac (right and left), iliac (right and left), lumbar (right and left), hypogastric, and umbilical.
[...more...]
re·gion (rē'jŭn), [TA]
1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body.
See also: space, zone.
See also: area, space, spatium, zone.
2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special function.
See also: area, space, spatium, zone.
Synonym(s): regio [TA]
[L. regio]


"area" http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/area
area [a´re-ah] (pl. a´reae, areas) (L.)
a limited space or plane surface.
More....
ar·e·a (a), , pl. ar·e·ae (ār'ē-ă, -ē),
1. Any circumscribed surface or space.
See also: regio, region, space, spatium, zone.
2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve.
See also: regio, region, space, spatium, zone.
3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor area of the brain.
See also: regio, region, space, spatium, zone.

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/site
site (sīt),
A place, location, or locus.
Synonym(s): situs
[L. situs]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
site (sīt) a place, position, or locus.
allosteric site a site on a multi-subunit enzyme that is not the substrate binding site but that when reversibly bound by an effector induces a conformational change in the enzyme, altering its catalytic properties.
antigen-binding site , antigen-combining site the region of the antibody molecule that binds to antigens.
binding site in an enzyme or other protein, the three-dimensional configuration of specific groups on specific amino acids that binds specific compounds, such as substrates or effectors, with high affinity and specificity.
operator site a site adjacent to the structural genes in the operon, where repressor molecules are bound, thereby inhibiting the transcription of the genes in the adjacent operon.
restriction site a base sequence in a DNA segment recognized by a particular restriction endonuclease.
Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Sue-my:

Last thing, I totally agree with Michael Barnett, that ".... these subtle differences are contextual, and therefore, rather than a broad sweeping statement requesting the meanings of certain words, the question could have been better redacted by providing more specific examples of the terms you require. Be that as it may.....! Regards.

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Thank you.
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Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 07:26
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4region
Veronica Allievi
2 +2a plane with more or less definite boundaries; see more below ...
Taña Dalglish


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region


Explanation:
A region in topographic anatomy delimits an area of the body which involves several organs, such as the Mediastinum for example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediastinum
it includes the lungs, the heart, the veins and arteries running through it, etc., and it has topographic limits, for example_ the diaphragm at the bottom, if I remember well plus lateral and top boundaries.

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locus is specifically used for genes, though maybe not exclusively


Veronica Allievi
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a plane with more or less definite boundaries; see more below ...


Explanation:
From a medical perspective, region here: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/region
region [re´jun]
a plane with more or less definite boundaries; called also regio. adj., adj re´gional.
abdominal r's the areas into which the anterior surface of the abdomen is divided, including the epigastric, hypochondriac (right and left), iliac (right and left), lumbar (right and left), hypogastric, and umbilical.
[...more...]
re·gion (rē'jŭn), [TA]
1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body.
See also: space, zone.
See also: area, space, spatium, zone.
2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special function.
See also: area, space, spatium, zone.
Synonym(s): regio [TA]
[L. regio]


"area" http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/area
area [a´re-ah] (pl. a´reae, areas) (L.)
a limited space or plane surface.
More....
ar·e·a (a), , pl. ar·e·ae (ār'ē-ă, -ē),
1. Any circumscribed surface or space.
See also: regio, region, space, spatium, zone.
2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve.
See also: regio, region, space, spatium, zone.
3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor area of the brain.
See also: regio, region, space, spatium, zone.

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/site
site (sīt),
A place, location, or locus.
Synonym(s): situs
[L. situs]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
site (sīt) a place, position, or locus.
allosteric site a site on a multi-subunit enzyme that is not the substrate binding site but that when reversibly bound by an effector induces a conformational change in the enzyme, altering its catalytic properties.
antigen-binding site , antigen-combining site the region of the antibody molecule that binds to antigens.
binding site in an enzyme or other protein, the three-dimensional configuration of specific groups on specific amino acids that binds specific compounds, such as substrates or effectors, with high affinity and specificity.
operator site a site adjacent to the structural genes in the operon, where repressor molecules are bound, thereby inhibiting the transcription of the genes in the adjacent operon.
restriction site a base sequence in a DNA segment recognized by a particular restriction endonuclease.
Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2016-07-14 15:45:18 GMT)
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Sue-my:

Last thing, I totally agree with Michael Barnett, that ".... these subtle differences are contextual, and therefore, rather than a broad sweeping statement requesting the meanings of certain words, the question could have been better redacted by providing more specific examples of the terms you require. Be that as it may.....! Regards.

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Note added at 2 days20 hrs (2016-07-17 01:31:45 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!

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