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septolateral

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From septo- +‎ lateral.

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septolateral (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Relating to the lateral distance across the septum dividing left and right chambers of the heart
    • 2015 July 5, Antoine Kossaify, “Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Ventricle, from the Conventional Approach to Speckle Tracking and Three-Dimensional Imaging, and Insights into the “Right Way” to Explore the Forgotten Chamber”, in Clinical Medicine Insights. Cardiology[1], volume 9, →DOI:
      The eccentricity index of the LV is calculated in the PSAX view at the papillary muscles level, and is equal to the ratio of the anteroposterior to septolateral LV diameter ( Fig.