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midsagittal plane

American

[mid-saj-i-tl] / mɪdˈsædʒ ɪ tl /

noun

Craniometry.

a plane passing through the nasion when the skull is oriented in the Frankfurt horizontal.

First recorded in 1955–60; mid- + sagittal

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A midsagittal plane divides the body exactly in the middle, making two equal right and left halves.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The midsagittal plane divides the body exactly in half, into right and left portions.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The midsagittal plane runs through the middle of the goat from front to back, separating the right and left sides.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The midsagittal plane runs from top to bottom and separates the right and left halves of the body.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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