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Etymology

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

Adjective

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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; local, localized
      Near-synonym: regional
      locoregional standards
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