限げん局きょく性せい

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Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

localized; circumscribed

Medical term describing a condition, lesion, or finding that is confined to a specific area rather than being widespread.

この皮ひ疹しんは限げん局きょく性せいで、他ほかの部ぶ位いには広ひろがって

い

ませ

ん

。

This skin rash is localized and has not spread to other areas.

CT画が像ぞうで限げん局きょく性せいの病びょう変へんが認みとめられた。

A localized lesion was observed on the CT image.

Kanji

限limit, restrict, to best of ability
局bureau, board, office
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

局きょく所しょ性せい
Similar meaning, but 限局性 emphasizes being confined or limited to a specific area, while 局所性 simply means local or regional.
限げん局きょく
Noun or suru-verb meaning 'localization' or 'to localize'; 限局性 is the adjectival form describing the state of being localized.

Word family

限げん局きょく性せい腸ちょう炎えん
regional enteritis; Crohn's disease
限げん局きょく性せい回かい腸ちょう炎えん
localized ileitis; regional ileitis; Crohn's disease

Built from

限げん局きょく+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 限 (gen, 'limit') + 局 (kyoku, 'area, bureau') + 性 (sei, 'nature, -ity'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in medical contexts to mean 'localized' or 'circumscribed'.