Taber's Medical Dictionary
region
(rē′jŏn )
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A portion of the body with natural or arbitrary boundaries.
SYN: SEE: regio
regional (rē′jŏ-năl )
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Region." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741855/all/region.
Region. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741855/all/region. Accessed April 2, 2026.
Region. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741855/all/region
Region [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 02]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741855/all/region.
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