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median plane

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noun

Anatomy.
  1. a vertical plane that divides an organism into symmetrical halves.


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If this vertical plane runs directly down the middle of the body, it is called the midsagittal or median plane.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

In the horse, the corresponding tendon is attached to a tubercle which is situated on the anterior surface of the base of the principal metacarpal, a little internal to the median plane of the latter.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by ?douard Cuyer

Lying between the anterior end of the duodenum and the posterior end of the stomach, and extending caudad for 10 to 15 mm., in the median plane of the animal is the pancreas, pan.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese

Diagrammatic section in median plane of the female genital organs.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel

Mesal: pertaining to, situated on or in the median plane of the body.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

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