Kehonalue
Kehonalue is a Finnish term used to denote a distinct region of the body. In medical, anatomical, and clinical contexts, it refers to a location on the body where symptoms, injuries, or examinations are localized or described. The word is formed from keho meaning body and alue meaning region or area, and it is usually written as a single compound.
Although common in everyday Finnish as well as clinical notes, kehonalue is not a fixed anatomical term;
Usage includes patient history taking, diagnostic localization, and treatment planning in fields such as general medicine,
In English-language contexts, the closest equivalents are "body region" or "body area." In Finnish medical writing,
See also: anatomy, body parts, anatomical terminology, localization (medicine).