site

Definition

noun
  1. the position of something
    Example The X-ray showed the site of the infection.
  2. the place where something happened
  3. the place where an incision is to be made in a surgical operation
verb
  • to put something in a particular place, or be in a particular place
    Example The infection is sited in the right lung.
    (Note siting – sited)
"…arterial thrombi have a characteristic structure: platelets adhere at sites of endothelial damage and attract other platelets to form a dense aggregate"[British Journal of Hospital Medicine]
"…the sublingual site is probably the most acceptable and convenient for taking temperature"[Nursing Times]
"…with the anaesthetist’s permission, the scrub nurse and surgeon began the process of cleaning up the skin round the operation site"[NATNews]
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