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sagittal plane
sagittal planen. A longitudinal plane that divides the body of a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left sections.sagittal plane
sagittal plane[¦saj·ə·təl ¦plān] (optics) A plane that is perpendicular to the meridional plane of an optical system and contains a specified ray. Also known as equatorial plane. sagittal plane
sag·it·tal plane [TA] plane parallel to the median plane; sagittal planes are vertical planes in the anatomic position. Synonym(s): plana sagittalia [TA]sagittal planen. A longitudinal plane that divides the body of a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left sections.sagittal plane (1) Median plane, see there. (2) Parasagittal plane, see there.sag·it·tal plane (saj'i-tăl plān) [TA] Originally (and strictly speaking) the sagittal plane is the median plane, and any other plane parallel to it is a parasagittal plane; in contemporary usage and in a broad sense, used for any plane parallel to the median, i.e., as a synonym for parasagittal. sagittal plane The front-to-back longitudinal vertical plane that divides the upright body into right and left halves.sag·it·tal plane (saj'i-tăl plān) [TA] Plane parallel to median plane; i.e., vertical planes in the anatomic position. ThesaurusSeeplane |