- median line
- an imaginary vertical line on the body surface, dividing the surface equally into right and left sides.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
median line
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Median line — Median Me di*an (m[=e] d[i^]*an), a. [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See {Medial}.] 1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
median line — pusiaukraštinė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. median line vok. Mediane, f; Seitenhalbierende, f rus. медиана, f pranc. médiane, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
median line anterior — linea mediana anterior … Medical dictionary
median line posterior — linea mediana posterior … Medical dictionary
Median plane — Surface lines of the front of the thorax and abdomen … Wikipedia
Median — Me di*an (m[=e] d[i^]*an), a. [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See {Medial}.] 1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Median plane — Median Me di*an (m[=e] d[i^]*an), a. [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See {Medial}.] 1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Median point — Median Me di*an (m[=e] d[i^]*an), a. [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See {Medial}.] 1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Median — Me di*an, n. (Geom.) A median line or point. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
median — [mē′dē ən] adj. [L medianus < medius, middle: see MID1] 1. middle; intermediate a) designating a line extending from a vertex of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side b) designating a line joining the midpoints of the nonparallel sides … English World dictionary
