localization
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(lō″kă-lĭ-zā′shŏn)

[local]
1. Limitation to a definite area.
2. Determination of the site of an infection.
3. Relation of a sensation to its point of origin.
4. Identification of a lesion in three-dimensional space, e.g., radiographically, or by reference to anatomical landmarks, hemoclips, needles, wires or skin tattoos.
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(lō″kă-lĭ-zā′shŏn)

[local]
1. Limitation to a definite area.
2. Determination of the site of an infection.
3. Relation of a sensation to its point of origin.
4. Identification of a lesion in three-dimensional space, e.g., radiographically, or by reference to anatomical landmarks, hemoclips, needles, wires or skin tattoos.
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