confined to a single plane or two-dimensional continuum
uniplanar motion
Word origin
[1865–70; uni- + planar]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: batting average, black belt, goulash, maverick, racismuni- is a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin (universe), used, with the meaning “one,” in the formation of compound words (unicycle). Other words that use the affix uni- include: unicorn, unicycle, unipersonal, unipolar, unipotential
Examples of 'uniplanar' in a sentence
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The efficiency of the proposed method was assessed in comparison with uniplanar planning using roentgenograms.
Alexey G Baindurashvili, Vladimir E Baskov, Anastasia V Filippova, Pavel I Bortulev,Dmitry B Barsukov, Ivan Y Pozdnikin, Sergei Y Voloshin, Tamila V Baskaeva, MahmoudS Poznovich 2016, 'Planning for corrective osteotomy of the femoral bone using 3D-modeling. Part I',Ortopediâ, Travmatologiâ i Vosstanovitelʹnaâ Hirurgiâ Detskogo Vozrastahttps://journals.eco-vector.com/turner/article/view/3656. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the first stage, bilateral uniplanar wrist distractor was applied with the aim of stretching soft tissue.
Hitesh Lal, Vivek Jangira, Rahul Kakran, Deepak Mittal 2012, 'Two stage procedure for neglected transscaphoid perilunate dislocation', Indian Journal of Orthopaedicshttp://www.ijoonline.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5413;year=2012;volume=46;issue=3;spage=351;epage=355;aulast=Lal. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)