median plane
Americannoun
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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
Mesal: pertaining to, situated on or in the median plane of the body.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Median, mē′di-an, adj. being in the middle, running through the middle: situated in the median plane, that dividing the body longitudinally into symmetrical halves.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The two posterior cardinals—with their continuations forwards, the anterior cardinals—approach the median plane and undergo fusion in the region of their opening into the two ductus Cuvieri.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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 Reese, C. M.
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