Localization

Localization (Medicine)

Localization (pronounced loh-kuh-li-zey-shuhn) in the field of medicine refers to the process of determining the location of a disease or condition within the body. It is a crucial step in diagnosis and treatment planning.

Etymology

The term 'Localization' is derived from the Latin word 'locus', meaning 'place', and the suffix '-ation', which implies action or process. Thus, the term literally means 'the process of placing'.

Related Terms

• Diagnosis: The process of identifying a disease or condition based on its signs and symptoms, and from the results of various diagnostic procedures.
• Symptom: A physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
• Sign: Any objective evidence of a disease, as opposed to a symptom, which is, by nature, subjective.
• Pathology: The science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.
• Anatomy: The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts.
• Physiology: The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.

See Also

• Medical diagnosis
• Medical sign
• Medical symptom
• Pathology
• Anatomy
• Physiology

External links

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

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