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locus
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[Latin, Place; place where a thing is performed or done.]

For example, the locus delicti is the place where an accident or crime occurred.

locus (low-cuss) n. Latin for "place," it means "place which" this or that occurred.

locus noun bailiwick, demesne, emplacement, ground, locale, locality, location, place, position, region, site, situs, territory
Foreign phrases: Locus crontractus, locus criminis.The place of the crime. Locus delecti. The place of the offense. Locus partitus. A place divided. Locus reisitae. A place where something is situated.
See also: address, circuit, locality, location, position, post, purview, region, scene, scope, section, situation, situs, space, vicinity

LOCUS. The place where a thing is done.
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A brain region that plays a role in muscle atonia, as well as in sleep, wake and the transitions between various sleep stages, is the locus ceruleus (LC), a blue-tinged area located in the rear upper brainstem.
Narcolepsy and neurotransmitters by Patrick, Regina / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
2001, 2003) have demonstrated that perinatal exposure to BPA removed the differences between the sexes in the volume of locus ceruleus and in behavioral characteristics.
Behavioral alterations in response to fear-provoking stimuli and ... by Yoshikawa, Yasuhiro / Environmental Health Perspectives
It especially affects two brain regions: the cerebral cortex--involved in mood, cognition, and perception--and the locus ceruleus, which receives sensory signals.
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