sagittal 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).

Etymology

Calque of New Latin plānum sagittāle.

Noun

sagittal plane (plural sagittal planes)

1. (anatomy) Any imaginary plane parallel to median plane.

Translations

anatomy: imaginary plane

• Finnish: sagittaalitaso (fi), nuolitaso
• German: Sagittalebene f
• Romanian: plan sagital n