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Definitions of region
  1. noun
    a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
    "in the abdominal region"

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  2. noun
    a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
    "here we enter the region of opinion"

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  3. noun
    the extended spatial location of something
    "the farming regions of France" "regions of outer space"

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  4. noun
    the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
    "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"

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  5. noun
    a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
    "penguins inhabit the polar regions"
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Definition that contains region
  • caribbean region including the Caribbean Islands
  • patagonia region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
  • epidural regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
  • epidural anaesthesia regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
  • caudal anesthesia regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia
  • epidural anesthesia regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the epidural space of the spinal cord; sensation is lost in the abdominal and genital and pelvic areas; used in childbirth and gynecological surgery
  • subtropics regions adjacent to the tropics
  • liguria region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea
  • caudal block regional anesthesia resulting from injection of an anesthetic into the caudal end of the spinal canal; now largely replaced by epidural anesthesia
  • peristome region around the mouth in various invertebrates
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