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Region
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region
1. an area considered as a unit for geographical, functional, social, or cultural reasons
2. an administrative division of a country
3. (in Scotland from 1975 until 1996) any of the nine territorial divisions into which the mainland of Scotland was divided for purposes of local government; replaced in 1996 by council areas

region [′rē·jən]
(computer science)
A group of machine addresses which refer to a base address.
(mathematics)
The union of an open connected set with a subset of its boundary points (which may be the entire boundary or the empty set).

Region 

(1) A territory identified by certain characteristics or peculiarities. In many cases, a taxonomic unit, as in physico-geographical region.

(2) In certain countries outside the USSR, an administrative and territorial unit, as in Paris region.



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It included a wide belt attached to the lower back of the chair to support the lumbar region.
INTRODUCTION Some researchers have suggested that passive stiffness of the lumbar region in vivo may be an important characteristic to examine in people with low back pain (LBP) [1-2].
While this exercise works the back muscles, it protects the lumbar region from further injury.
 
 
 
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