限げん局きょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

restriction; localization

Used especially in medical or technical contexts for something being limited to a specific area or part, such as a disease or phenomenon. Often appears as 限局する or 限局した.

• この病びょう気きは皮ひ膚ふに限げん局きょくしている。

  This disease is localized to the skin.

• 炎えん症しょうが一いっか所しょに限げん局きょくする場ば合あいがある。

  Inflammation may be restricted to one area.