lichaamsplaats

Lichaamsplaats is a Dutch term that, literally meaning body place, is used to refer to a specific location on or in the human body. The word is not common in everyday medical Dutch and is largely found only in specialized or historical contexts. When it does appear, it typically denotes the exact site of a feature such as a wound, lesion, mark, or anatomical landmark.

In practice, more standard Dutch terminology is usually used for similar ideas. For example, body position is described as lichaamspositie, and anatomical sites or locations are referred to as anatomische locaties or lichaamsdelen. Lichaamsplaats may be encountered in older texts, dialectal usage, or certain forensic or clinical writings, but it is not a widely adopted term in contemporary medical language.

Etymology and formation are straightforward: the noun lichaams (body) combined with plaats (place) yields a compound that aims to pinpoint a spot on the body. Because the term is relatively rare, its exact meaning can vary with context, and readers may rely on more explicit phrases to convey the intended site.

See also: lichaamspositie, anatomische locatie, lichaamsdeel, forensische geneeskunde.

Note: The term is not widely attested in standard Dutch reference works, and its use is limited to specific contexts or historical/literary texts.