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midsagittal plane

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mid⋅sag⋅it⋅tal plane

[mid-saj-i-tl]
–noun Craniometry.
a plane passing through the nasion when the skull is oriented in the Frankfurt horizontal.

Origin:
1955–60; mid- + sagittal
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Main Entry: midsagittal plane
Function: noun
: the median vertical longitudinal plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left halves called alsomedian plane
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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midsagittal plane mid·sag·it·tal plane (mĭd-sāj'ĭ-tl)
n.
See median plane.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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