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noun Anatomy.

a vertical plane that divides an organism into symmetrical halves.

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In the median plane the floor of the pharynx is pushed down, as a solid tongue of cells, gs, the anterior edge of the glottis.
Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator|Albert M. Reese
The line of junction of the jaws instead of being in the median plane is sloping.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times|John Stewart Milne
The intermediate is the sagittal plane or median plane (halved by the crossed principal and sagittal axes).
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
In the diagram C2 there is actually no median-plane after the third cycle of division.
The Biological Problem of To-day|Oscar Hertwig

Mesal: pertaining to, situated on or in the median plane of the body.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith