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median plane
noun[ Cusually singular ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈmiː.di.ən ˌpleɪn/ us /ˈmiː.di.ən ˌpleɪn/
an imaginary, vertical line that divides the body of a person or animal down the middle into exactly two equal halves:
The heart projects further to the left than to the right side of the median plane.
This is an ovoid sac placed in the median plane of the body, between the two lobes of the liver.
These are in pairs, arranged on each side of the median plane.
The mid-sagittal, or median plane, splits the body into left and right halves.
The nasal chambers are situated one on either side of the median plane.
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