Place

Place (plās)

Place (pronounced: /pleɪs/) is a term used in various fields of medicine. It is derived from the Old French place, meaning "position or location", which in turn originates from the Latin platea, meaning "broad street".

Definition

In the context of medicine, a place refers to a specific location or position on or in the body. It is often used to describe the location of a disease, injury, or medical procedure.

Related Terms

• Anatomy: The study of the structure of the body and its parts. Anatomical terms often refer to specific places in or on the body.
• Lesion: Any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma. The location of a lesion is often described in terms of its place on or in the body.
• Surgery: A medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury. The place of surgery refers to the specific location on the body where the operation is performed.
• Radiology: A medical specialty that uses imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the body. The place of interest in radiology refers to the specific area of the body being imaged.

See Also

• Medical terminology
• Anatomical terminology
• List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Place
• Wikipedia's article - Place

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