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Body Regions

Medical Definition: Anatomical areas of the body.
Guide Notes: not used for indexing
Previously Indexed: specific region (1966-1997)
Body Regions Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Abdomen - That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Back
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Breast - In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Extremities
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Head
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Neck
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Pelvis - The basin-like area outlined by the hip bones and the vertebral column (SPINE).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Perineum
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Thorax - The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Viscera - Any of the large interior organs in any one of the three great cavities of the body, especially in the abdomen.

Body Regions Medical Definitions and Terms

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