midsagittal
/ˌmɪdˈsædʒɪtəl/
adjective
- Relating to the plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.
- A midsagittal cut through the skull reveals the structures inside the nose and mouth.
- In anatomy class, we studied a midsagittal section of the human brain.
- The midsagittal plane runs straight down the center of the body, separating it into two mirror-image halves.
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