transverse plane

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

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transverse plane (plural transverse planes)

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

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