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axial_plane

axial plane

English

The main anatomical planes of the human body, including median (red), parasagittal (yellow), frontal or coronal plane (blue) and transverse or axial plane (green).

Noun

axial plane (plural axial planes)

  1. (anatomy) Any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts, roughly perpendicular to spine.

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