- plana horizontalia
- [TA] horizontal planes: planes at right angles to the long axis of the body.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
plana horizontalia
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planum — SYN: plane. [L. plane] plana coronalia SYN: frontal plane. plana frontalia [TA] SYN: frontal plane. horizontal planes [TA] plane parallel and relative to the horizon; in the anatomic position, horizontal planes are transverse planes; in the… … Medical dictionary
plane — 1. A two dimensional flat surface. See planum. 2. An imaginary surface formed by extension of a point through any axis or two definite points, in reference especially to craniometry and to pelvimetry. SYN: planum. [L. planus, flat] Addison … Medical dictionary
horizontal plane — 1. see plana horizontalia. 2. in dentistry, 3. a plane passing through a tooth at right angles to its long axis … Medical dictionary
