transverse section
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The total transverse section of the crus and the fibre masses from the thalamus and basilar ganglia, does not comprise more than one-third of the entire mass.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene S. Talbot
In transverse section the cone is flattened, so that there is an anterior and a posterior surface and a superior and inferior border.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
By using very thin mica sheets, and a large number of elements, a very narrow transverse section of selenium, together with a large active surface, can be obtained.
From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Marcus J. Martin
Root and transverse section of hair, magnified, 43 15.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
The warping does not produce a marked convexity in transverse section, but does so in longitudinal section.
From Kyphosis and other Variations in Soft-shelled Turtles by Hobart M. Smith
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