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S: (n) area, country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)) "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

S: (n) area (a subject of study) "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."

S: (n) area, region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve) "in the abdominal region"

S: (n) erogenous zone (any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation)
S: (n) pressure point (an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure) "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"
S: (n) hypochondrium (the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium)
S: (n) area of cardiac dullness (a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs)
S: (n) epigastrium (the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum))
S: (n) fovea, fovea centralis (area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute)
S: (n) parafovea (area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea)
S: (n) macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot (a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision)
S: (n) cortical area, cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)

S: (n) association area, association cortex (cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information)
S: (n) auditory area, auditory cortex (the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body)
S: (n) Brodmann's area (one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture)
S: (n) language area, language zone (a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language)
S: (n) motor area, motor region, motor cortex, Rolando's area, excitable area (the cortical area that influences motor movements)
S: (n) sensorium (the areas of the brain that process and register incoming sensory information and make possible the conscious awareness of the world)
S: (n) sensorimotor area, sensorimotor region (an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions)
S: (n) visual area, visual cortex (the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus)
S: (n) striate cortex, striate area, first visual area, area 17 of Brodmann, Brodmann's area 17 (the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision)

S: (n) perineum (the general region between the anus and the genital organs)
S: (n) side (either the left or right half of a body) "he had a pain in his side"
S: (n) cleavage (the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts))
S: (n) areola, ring of color (small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite)
S: (n) middle, midriff, midsection (the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)) "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable"
S: (n) waist, waistline (the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips)

S: (n) pubes, pubic region, loins (the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs)
S: (n) palm, thenar (the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers)
S: (n) thenar (the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb)
S: (n) sole (the underside of the foot)
S: (n) half-moon, lunula, lunule (the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail)
S: (n) groin, inguen (the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals)
S: (n) quick (any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail))

S: (n) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena (a particular environment or walk of life) "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
S: (n) area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function) "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
S: (n) area, expanse, surface area (the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary) "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"