median plane
nounAnatomy.
a vertical plane that divides an organism into symmetrical halves.
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How to use median plane in a sentence
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. ReeseThe line of junction of the jaws instead of being in the median plane is sloping.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times | John Stewart MilneThe intermediate is the sagittal plane or median plane (halved by the crossed principal and sagittal axes).
In the diagram C2 there is actually no median-plane after the third cycle of division.
The Biological Problem of To-day | Oscar HertwigMesal: pertaining to, situated on or in the median plane of the body.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
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