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cir·cum·scribed 'sər-kəm-.skrībd adj confined to a limited area <a \circumscribed neurosis> <\circumscribed loss of hair>
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cir·cum·scribed (surґkəm-skrībd″) [circum- + L. scribere to write] bounded or limited; confined to a limited space.Medical dictionary. 2011.